[ If Gideon was any less blissed-out, she might be a little distressed at the idea of Paul seeing Canaan House through Palamedes' memories, which are definitely not positive. Here, though, she just ruffles Paul's hair in response to that socked heel, which is an excellent tactic every time. ]

It wasn't so bad, actually. Before the murders. [ what ] I got to eat a dessert. Do you know how many times Harrow puts on her paint and then takes it off and then puts it back on again before going to a party? Lots.

[ please hold, Gideon is thinking about Harrow for a bit.

But oh, right, magic. That stuff. ]

Maybe. Maybe Canaan House was - [ Gideon wiggles her fingers, all spooky. ] - haunted. OooOOOooh. The ghosts of necromantic transgressions of yore, coming back to settle a score by kicking the absolute shit out of a bunch of moody, nerdy teenagers.