INT. PUB -- NIGHT
Lirielle walks in with the papers. Finnegan spots her and waves her over.
FINNEGAN
Well?
Lirielle spreads the papers out on the table.
LIRIELLE
It was a trap. He knew I was coming.
FINNEGAN
Did he now? And yet, here you are. You weren’t stupid enough to be followed, were you?
LIRIELLE
Hmph. Please.
FINNEGAN
Right then. You can go.
LIRIELLE
All my sins forgiven?
FINNEGAN
Until next time. Watch yourself. Follow the rules.
Lirielle turns to leave. Crabbe blocks her way.
LIRIELLE
Let me by, Crabbe. You heard the man. I’m a free girl.
Crabbe reaches out and plays with a lock of her hair.
CRABBE
For now. I’ve got my eye on you. Another slip up, and Finnegan will let me have you. Don’t matter how good a pickpocket you are.
Lirielle swats his hand away and shoulders him aside. He laughs. Lirielle stomps to the door, thinks a moment. She looks at Finnegan in warning.
LIRIELLE
By the by, Finnegan. There’s something odd about those papers--
FINNEGAN
Why else would I want them? Now get you gone.
Postscript:
I haven’t been painting much in the past few weeks, so I’m feeling a little rusty. Also tried a new technique. Paint grayscale first to get good values, then add colors. So the poses feel stiff and my color seems less integrated. Ah, well.
I’m thinking about ending this first little chapter. Lirielle isn’t in trouble anymore, so the initial bit of business has been resolved. I’ve set up the world and a bunch of characters. And now there are a couple of mysteries to explore: who is this Cromwell and what’s up with those papers anyway? Lirielle may think she’s done with them, since she’s put them behind her. But just because she’s unaware of events doesn’t mean they won’t impact her later.
I’m afraid there won’t be much structure to her story. I’m finding that treating these like informal blog posts are easiest for me to both be productive and not feel like it’s too much work. I realize that this may not be the best thing for a cohesive, well-paced story. 
But it’s good for my creative outlet, and really that’s the main goal.