"I didn't mean to soil your gown," she said to the girl in question. She darted away from the seemingly restless mass of women and went to find a quiet corner again, not realizing she was being followed. The next thing she knew, she was jerked back with a choking gasp as the frayed ribbon of her cloak dug into her pale throat. Thud.

She hit the floor and the indignant young woman leered down at her. Then she put her nose in the air like Pippa had been so offensive, and walked off to be in the group she came from.

Pippa scrambled to her feet, grabbing the book that was dropped on it's pages, and lamented the bent pages.