"Who dares to trespass on land guarded by the McSuile family?" Delores thundered as the curse array covering the Lander Estate suddenly rang out in alarm, alerting her to multiple intruders.
Just as she was preparing to take action, she heard Janice command, "Stand down, Delores. It's just a bunch of grumpy old guys."
Janice rushed out of her temporary workshop, having sensed multiple curse masters forcing their way past the McSuile family staff and into the curse array. Had it been the usual low-level representatives of the forces monitoring the Lander Estate, she would've used the curse array to make the land their final resting place. However, these were respected elders from their respective factions, so she restrained her instincts—though barely—and waited for them to give her a reason to unleash her wrath.
