"Why wouldn't she do that?" Lara shrugged. "She pays what she sees as her debts. And she was trying to be nice, which isn't always something she's good at or has much experience with." She then flushed as the one place Ella was excessively nice to the point of making her pass out sprang to mind.

"If she breaks my heart again, I think all you'll need to do is hand her the stake." Lara still wasn't happy with Ella - but it was clear that Ella had hurt herself quite a lot over things.

She then turned to the wolf who turned up. "The tiny lion. Of course I remember you. And you're bigger than I am, and for that matter the Dean. And I thought you were bigger than Fliss?" She smiled. "I was planning to come and visit this afternoon anyway. I certainly haven't forgotten you and wouldn't."