"Once upon a time, once upon a time," she said with a wistful laugh. "I've put taverns out of business." Would that were an exaggeration, but it happened at least once when she, Ellis and Sharona had gotten into a drinking competition. "I've put some of that behind me, but I still know how to have my own level of fun."

She'd seen enough trouble herself that she'd definitely understand Lexi's sentiments.

"She did like shortcuts didn't she?" She vaguely recalled that Eda usually was looking for simple hacks to make things work properly. "I'm pretty sure you're right."