"Right," she promises, and leaves to make quick work of the champagne. She may or may not have a sip of hers before she actually gets to Abby, but each glass is no more than half-empty when she arrives back.

"Alright, here we are. There's yours, and mine." She raises her glass. "To a brand new era with a brand new Maiden! And, of course, the shadows." Shadow Coven. She couldn't be too loud about it, even here. She didn't want Redbright or Norrell knowing more about her than they had to.

Never mind that both Redbright and Norrell knew more about her than even she thought.