Sophie kept her eyes on her flaming torch as she listened to the professor talk. She was freezing, and it didn't seem like things would get warmer anytime soon. It was hard to think about runes under the conditions, but Sophie tried to.

She guessed it wasn't appropriate to raise her hand right now, out on a walk, so she didn't.

"What about Algiz?" she asked. "For protection..." Merlin only knew they needed that right now.

As they walked along, she chanted. "kenaz kenaz kenaz... ku ka ki ke ko.. kun kan kin ken kon.. ok ek ik ak uk… kaunnnnnnnnn.."