Editing Miss (section)

===Prologue===
Attended the corpse of the [[Carmine Beast]] and encountered [[Louise Bayer]].

With the agreement of the locals, set out to awaken new Practitioners and have them investigate, to ward off other potential investigators.<ref>“It was always going to be some time before they realized the Carmine Beast was gone.  We hoped to have months, and we had five weeks,” Miss said.  “Now we need the ability to tell outsiders that practitioners are handling the matter.  Give us the ability to say that, help us where you’re able, and we will give you a share of ''all'' of our power.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Lost for Words 1.1]]</ref> Identified Avery as a good candidate,{{Cite}} then introduced her to Lucy and Verona. She told them some basics, such as to practice not lying, then watched them for five weeks.<ref>“I made them an offer, five weeks ago.  The two girls were friends already.  I pointed them to the third because three makes a good number.  I told them we would teach them of magic and strange things if they would help us with a problem.  One you can no longer assist us with, Charles.”<br><br>“The Carmine Beast.”<br><br>“Yes.  I’ve described only the most fundamental things.  I had them spend a weekend practicing avoiding lies, and watched them carefully.  I explained the ritual to awaken, in rough strokes, and told them what they’d need.  I told them they would be able to speak to the wind, or to flames, to see far things, to change their shape…”<br><br>“Go to magical places,” Avery said.<br><br>“Yes.  And curse their enemies.”  - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/05/09 excerpt] from [[Lost for Words 1.1]]</ref>