Miss Bentley? ... That sounded strange and wrong on so many levels. In fact.. she almost felt as if she were a student again. "Please, call me Seren." Because that would be so much more... familiar, less formal and all. Or would that offend the new Headmistress? Meh. She wasn't in the castle very often, it would be easy enough to avoid the woman if things were to go pear-shaped.

Oh... now THIS was a development. SHE wanted to help?
"Sure, if you like." She wasn't going to object to the woman getting a little dirty, besides, the benefits of dung far outweighed the drawbacks. Moisturised hands for example.
"You could always ask."