"Well. That's sobering." Note to self: consider the possibility of gun ownership before the next bout of hey that's a crazy-sounding story, let me go out in the middle of the night to check it out. As much as running into Julius had been a potential wrench in the works, she was suddenly glad she had.

"I may have to let him get a bit close, if it comes to that." She gave him an apologetic look. Movies, you know.