"Goodness! Please forgive me," said someone who made Chloe take a few steps back. She also flinched in surprise and felt a cold splash of water touch the back of her hand. Her only hope was that her clothes didn't get stained by the spilled drink that had hit her.

"Ma'am!" Peni, slightly hysterical from the accidental collision earlier, even found herself repeatedly wiping parts of Chloe's body with a tissue. "Are you okay, ma'am?"

Chloe smiled, not knowing precisely what had happened but ...