 In "Feud", she suffers from poisoning from Orpiment, given to her by Lady Horsely for revenge on her son's accidental death through jousting.Also, after the crisis of a fire at St Bartholemhew's Fair in Smith Field, Book 10, "Jinx", she becomes very superstitious and jumpy, full of dire warnings.She is friends with Lucy Throckmorton and loves having a good chatter over a mystery, she and Lucy both share the love of gossip.