"Sometimes." She shakes her head as they head through the alleys. "Theoretic'ly, this was a nice, quiet shoppin' trip in a relatively quiet part of town - hence bringin' some of the kids with us. If I'd known otherwise I'd never've brought y'. Which, sorry, by the way."

"No one's dead yet," says Gryff optimistically. "Which makes it a good day. So let's keep it that way, yeah?"