One of the good things about adventures like these were that they knocked Susan out fast and hard. He had a lot of magical power for a kid his size, but he was still a kid, and using that much magic that fast usually left him feeling more than a little wiped at the end of the day. With Susan asleep Annabelle and particularly Lauren are free for the night, which means that Lauren ends up indulging in more than the usual amount of ale. With the adventure of course Annabelle had scored to, a book about some complicated metaphysical magic. To be honest, Lauren wasn't completely sure what it was about or why she'd wanted it, but it was apparently a big deal, so she'd brought it to the pub for some late night kind of tipsy reading. If she even was tipsy? He hadn't been keeping an eye on her drinking. He trusted her to make responsible decisions, which was almost always a big mistake on his part.