On a 7-9, you have to convince Barbara Torch to let you in.

⚄⚃ - 1 = 8.

Lolo waits in the Warden's outer office as she interviews you.

"Well well, my fine Minervals," Barbara Torch says. She's not as tall as Golondrina, but tall and solid with both muscle and bulk. Her liquid dark eyes survey you steadily from her intent brown face. In place of robes, the Warden's uniform is a sort of sparring suit, the gold-trimmed red following her body and limbs closely, cut and tailored for easy movement. She taps her wand upon the palm of her other hand. "Miss Redmoor says that you are personal friends, and willing to help her with her little problem. She looks closely at you. "Why are scholars for such a famously standoffish House so chummy with one of my first-years?" she asks.

You and Fay look at each other, then back to the Warden.

"Oh dear, cat got your tongues?" the Warden says. "Here, let me help." Her wand snaps up. Before you can do more than widen your eyes, she snaps off a gesture and a word.

You do feel a bit better, actually, more at ease.

Fay giggles. "I like that," she says.

"Now, dears," the Warden says. "Why do you want to help Miss Redmoor?"

"We're really here to fuck her," Fay says. "She's a brilliant lay. But she's sad because someone's been a rotter to her about her wand. We like her a lot, and she'll be happy to get her wand back."

"We hope," you chime in. "And Fay says I'm clever. We're using Similarity and Contagion."

The Warden smiles benignly. "Go on."

"Similarity because we have a lignum vitae stick like her wand," you say.

"Contagion because she diddled herself with her wand!" Fay says. "So she's going to get her juices on the stick."

"Like calls to like," you say.

The Warden nods. "Indeed." She takes a breath and intones a word, making a pass with her finger.

You blink. Something just happened. Fay has a strange expression on her face, like she bit down on a food that just tasted wrong. You were...charmed? At least you didn't tell the Warden you wanted to steal Lolo away into Minerval. You sigh in relief.

Barbara Torch smiles. "I'm happy to hear your intentions are from genuine friendship," she says. Her eyes narrow and her smile broadens into a grin.

Fay's moon-pale face blushes pink. Your cheeks and ears feel hot.

The Warden takes a deep breath and composes her expression.

"But why should I let you into my House?" she asks.

You have a FAVOR from Pipistrelle Clawson, Minerval Prefect.
Your roommate Fay is your FRIEND and owes you a FAVOR.
Golondrina Redmoor, secret Dragonkin of House Leontes, is your FRIEND and owes you a FAVOR.
You have a GOAL (-2 to AMBITION) to get Golondrina Redmoor into House Minerval.

You have 0 XP, Ambition +2, Bravery -1, Cunning +2, Diligence +0.

On a 7-9, you have to convince the Warden of Leontes:

• Expend your FAVOR with Golondrina. The Warden will agree; take +1 Forward on your next roll.
• The Warden will agree if you have sex with her. HAVE SEX, and on a 7+, you can help Golondrina.
• Describe what you do to convince the Warden, in character, to go along with what you want.
  Cast a spell on them like CHARM or COMMAND. (On the Warden, an expert magical duelist? No!).

How do you convince the Warden?