Jack chuckled at the sisters' conversation.

"And we wouldn't want that," he said.

Both he and Sally frowned at the mention of the fight.

"Shock always [i]was[/i] headstrong," Jack said as he shook his head.

Sally nodded in agreement. Carmilla was the only one in town who could really give the oldest trickster a taste of her own medicine in that regard. Her frown deepened in camaraderie when Carver mentioned being grounded. She knew [i]that[/i] feeling only too well.

"I'll get the basket," she said. "Would you mind getting me a little bit of henbane too while you're out, Carver? I noticed we were running low."