Sun Mote Copse all my friends are turning green

"We all have days like these. If I had a rabbit for every mishap I have been into, I would be round and fat and unable to move," Wraen reassured Nellie with a joke. "And - I will tell you a secret," she leaned in and her voice went down in a conspirational whisper, "even though you get older, the number of awkward situations does not decrease. We - adults - are better at hiding it."

Then she returned to her earlier position and said: "Well, try out, what I suggested you to do and come by any time to tell me about your progress. I and my sister go out on scouting trips time from time and you can join us too, if you want to."