Then she'll arrive at her quarters soon enough, and the Bleak Guards can demonstrate some low-power attacks and defenses on each other.  They are weirder than anything Healthy-Orphan remembers, and at least one or two would've gone right past any shields Healthy-Orphan could have put up --

-- still pretty weak by Orphan's standards, though.

Then she'll arrive at her quarters soon enough, and the Bleak Guards can demonstrate some low-power attacks and defenses on each other.  They are weirder than anything Healthy-Orphan remembers, and at least one or two would've gone right past any shields Healthy-Orphan could have put up --

-- still incredibly weak by Orphan's standards, though.

Then she'll arrive at her quarters soon enough, and the Bleak Guards can demonstrate some low-power attacks and defenses on each other, pending the arrival of food that Pilara has gone off to see ordered.  Those spells are weirder than anything Healthy-Orphan remembers, and at least one or two would've gone right past any shields Healthy-Orphan could have put up --

-- still incredibly weak by Orphan's standards, though.

Then she'll arrive at her quarters soon enough, and the Bleak Guards can demonstrate some low-power attacks and defenses on each other, pending the arrival of food that Pilara has gone off to see ordered.  Those spells are weirder than anything Healthy-Orphan remembers, and at least one or two would've gone right past any shields Healthy-Orphan would have had up --

-- still incredibly weak by Orphan's standards, though.