"No, I don't like it either," Lily agreed. She wasn't especially protective most of the time, but she put herself between Eleanor and the woman anyway, making sure to block the woman's view as they walk away. There was something strange about the way she was looking at them, something almost predatory.

She was used to doing things without worrying about them, but now she needed a chance to think things through. "In here," she said, poking her head into a room and finding it empty. It was lined with books, a soft looking couch against one wall.