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The ride to my Aunt Letty’s was long, uneventful, and blindingly snowy.
Gave me a lot of time for reflection.
About how I could help Allegra. If she could be helped.
About the mysterious Harriet Shadow, and how she had a way of showing up in my life when she wasn't needed.
About money trouble. How the hell I was going to pay for Destiny’s college, because she wasn't going to be able to do it alone, no matter how much she tried to hide the financial aid papers from me.
And Darius’s wizard tech classes. Those were priced more reasonably.
Allegra was paying a nice price for our services. The money we'd make would be enough to last a couple of months. Meant we could go out for dinner at Wizmo’s Fried Chicken when this was all over, and that was something to look forward to.
As the su
