Lena was reasonably sure the building wouldn’t collapse in on them, but logic was no match for the weather and she followed the landlady’s gaze before taking the opportunity to watch her pretty face instead. Something had happened to her this year and now she couldn’t stop noticing the beauty all around her: much good that it would do her.

Still, looking was allowed.

“If it’s stood for that long I’m sure it’ll last a little longer,” Lena offered gently. “Long enough to have a drink with me?”

What had she become?!

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MJ: still raising the graphics bar as of 2022