"Deerington veteran." She smiled a little, breathing in the lovely scent of the tea, before she took a small sip. "I don't think I've ever heard us called that before, but it's somewhat fitting, isn't it?"

Being in Deerington had been a bit like going to war.

Going to war in a way Ariadne never had. Oh, she'd done her part. But the battles she'd fought had been...invisible. And mostly bloodless, thank the gods.