"You're already in trouble, hmm? So what would be the problem of coming clean? Is it perhaps because this," the witch motioned toward the brooms again, "isn't actually part of what you're already in trouble for?"

Aggie might have let it drop already, but she found Shock's consistent non-answers and poorly reasoned excuses to be both fascinating and suspicious. The tricksters may have a knack for avoiding the consequences of their actions, but they were never shy about taking credit for their work. She wasn't so much worried that whatever Shock was hiding was dangerous or especially problematic, but she was becoming increasingly curious as to why the teenager was being so blatantly secretive.