She took a deep, controlling breath, her chest rising up and down with the depth of it.

Keep your emotions under control, Molly. You're a wizard, you can't afford to freak out. People could get hurt.

And she really didn't want to hurt this man.

Whatever his name was. Okay, wow, rude Molly Carpenter, she could just hear her mother telling her that she had been raised better than that. Charity's mental voice is oddly comforting at the moment, and so Molly turns a beaming smile on poor Sharpe. "I'm sorry - I didn't mean to be rude, especially with you being so helpful. My name is Molly, Molly Carpenter."