Rosie's just leaving Anne's when she gets the message, that same strange combination of exhaustion and confidence she always feels after one of their meetings filling her up now. She's learned a bit, and talked about a little more, since the first time they met to do this; how to identify a threat, and neutralize it, whether by deflection or instinct or the necessary need to turn things physical. How to find a kind of strength in herself to deal with it all. It's not what she thought she might've learned from someone like Anne Bonny, and exactly what she imagined, and Rosie's left absurdly glad for that strange beachfront encounter they'd had on a late and terrible night almost a year ago.

Not any more I'm not, she replies, smiling as Caleb's second text comes through. I'm at highgate, see who gets there first!!

Tired though she is, Rosie covers the few blocks to the park quickly, crossing into the green and tree-lined space and starting to look around for Caleb.