“It doesn’t seem completely unreasonable that Lauren might have some sort of ‘automated’ defense against someone magimystically strolling up next to her (despite how adorable [bear and crown emojis] sound).
“I wasn’t struck by lightning when I tried to find Marty. I just . . . couldn’t. More like a wavering curtain distracting me than an elemental attack. And honestly, I am unwilling to consider she did it intentionally because it seems out of character for both Lauren and the Cagliostro. Also, Dark Lauren is not an idea that I want rattling around my brain.”
The only option left was to try again for Marty. If the couriers were able to get through un-electrocuted, then it would be proof that the issue had been with Lauren rather than the veil itself. And if they didn’t, then at least tha
