Ash wasn't quite sure she wanted to know the answer to the question she had to ask, or at-least she may not want to know all of it. Rather than sitting in the window with her grandmother, Ash occupied herself making tea for a while. When it became impossible to busy herself with anything else she had no choice but to take the seat opposite Octavia. Fidgeting with her clothes as she sat, Ash looked around for something to look at or some way to start this conversation. Finally, addressing Octavia’s knees she blurted out “Its about this whole protector thing… how am I supposed to recognise them? What do I do with them? How does it all work?” Octavia gave a little laugh, reaching over to pat Ash on the knee. “Oh my dear, you shouldn’t get yourself into such a flap about these things” she sai

