On a 10+, Miss Wormwood is supportive

⚄⚄ + 4 = 14.

"I looked up, and I couldn't feel Sapienta any more," you tell Miss Wormwood. "She just...disappeared."

Miss Wormwood nods and squeezes your hand. Her taut, wire-cable sinews hold your hand tightly. The green snakes garlanding her scalp bow solemnly. "She served you loyally," the Nurse says, her dust-dry voice pitched a bit above a whisper. "Honor her for that."

You sniffle. Tears run down your cheeks. "Yes," you say.

"Hold still a moment," Miss Wormwood says. She grasps a small vial from alongside and holds it up to one side's stream of tears, then the other. "There." She sets the vial aside. "Your wrist," she adds.

You let Miss Wormwood turn your hand around. She takes a small knife, nicks your wrist, and captures several drops of blood.

You raise your eyebrows. "Miss Wormwood?"

"Return at dusk," Miss Wormwood says. "I will have a potion for you."

You spend a quiet afternoon in front of the fire in Boarbristle's main kitchen. Your House's common room is cold and vacant, now, between terms. Cooks and scullions go about their duties unhurriedly. Someone brings tea, and later, more tea with biscuits. As it grows dim in the windows, someone brings a plate of soup.

You thank the cook and rise, returning to the Infirmary.

Miss Wormwood's potion brings sleep, and dreams full of snakes.

You now have 6 XP.

You have -1 AMBITION, +3 BRAVERY, +1 CUNNING, and +1 DILIGENCE.

Barbara Torch is your ENEMY.

Miss Wormwood the Nurse, Dorothy the Porter and Housemaster Fergus Firetail are your FRIENDS and each will grant one FAVOR.

You may spend 5 XP and apply Advancement.

Possible next Moves:

• Reunion with Dorothy. Roll +BRAVERY(+4)(+3 Bravery, +2 Friend, capped at +4) to ENCOUNTER her to find out about her work in the Fifth House, and/or to HAVE SEX.
• Dally with Prefect Ish and learn all you can during pillow talk. Roll +BRAVERY(+3) to ENCOUNTER Prefect Ishtar Stellaris with the intention to HAVE SEX. Perhaps you'll CHARM her into being your FRIEND.
• Go to Miss Wormwood and ask about the fruit of the Garden of Delights to get a clue about what Barbara Torch wanted. Roll +BRAVERY(+4) to ENCOUNTER her and ask. Maybe she has another GOAL you can help her with.
• Apply ADVANCEMENT and describe how your next term begins with the return of your suitemates Andrew, Marina, Rebecca, and Peter (of whom the first three are FRIENDs)