As much excitement and adventure as she had had during her
time as a private eye, it had cost her too much. There was
more out there, good things and bad. There were so many things
going on in the world, things that someone had to take care of.

A desk job had always frightened Elinor. To her, not much could
be done behind papers. But she had attended a forensics college,
after all. She was more than qualified for Ministry work, she
thought. She could still fight crime, in a different way.
Perhaps it was time to change vocations.