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Howl is sneezing all over the place, and visiting Miss Angorian in a charmed suit instead of doing anything helpful; Michael is terrified both of the Witch and of the idea that they might move away from Martha-Lettie; Calcifer is hissing angrily at everyone due to the wet; and Sophie is in urgent need of a place to sit and sew triangles of suit back together in peace.

Sometimes Milliways really is a blessing.

"People who run away from everything," Sophie mutters to the triangles as she sews them, "deserve everything they get."

She's feeling rather tempted to charm the suit into being particularly susceptible to colds, or moths, or something; only the fact that the suit by necessity needs to last Howl rathera long time keeps her from doing so.

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""I don't do spells, my dear girl.'

And Maeve smiles, perfectly white teeth gleaming in the light.

"I'm much farther along then that."

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My dear girl?

No one without gray hair and wrinkles, Sophie thinks, has the right to call her 'my dear girl', and she aims her most elderly and disapproving look towards Maeve.

"'Farther along?'" she echoes, frigidly.

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"Why yes."

Again, that perfect smile.

"I am able to pursue paths unavailable to humans. What I do is no longer spells, but simple out and out magic."

She holds out her hand, palm up. And the entire area drop in tempature by about 20 degrees.

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Sophie sniffs.

(Her unimpressed look is helped along by the fact that the cold has set off her aches and pains something fierce.)

"Just because you don't use words or a magic wand doesn't mean it's not a spell, young lady. Performing magic is a spell regardless."

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"That is where you would be wrong grandmother."

The Girl seats herself, finally, her look intent.

"Is a unicorns healing ability a spell? Is the trolls capacity to heal a spell? What of the satyrs- well, that is best not discussed in public places. Innate abilities are no spells."

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Sophie blinks at her - and lets out a short, surprised chuckle of laughter.

"My good woman, if all you mean by that is magical gifts you don't have to learn," she says, shaking her head, "well, even I've got that - but you don't see me giving myself airs about it."

Of course, Sophie can't drop the temperature with a gesture, either; but she's fairly sure that Howl can.

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"But then, you're merely human."

It's said so matter of factly, in the same tone someone would say 'Why does it matter if I squish it, it's only a spider.'