"You're right," she said, "you are obviously the best boss in London. I'll put out a notice about it." Marina knew that sometimes people found Percy a bit standoffish, but she also knew they just needed to get him in the right mood. She'd always found a way to do that, so it couldn't be too hard.

"She'll pick it all up in time," Marina said with a nod. "I'd never done magic when I started with you guys, remember? Giles admitted to me once that he'd encouraged you to hire me because of how good I'd look in that spangly corset? And, hey, I worked out." She thought about the girl getting involved with Giles and made a face. "Maybe you should tell him I'll punch him again if he does that."