The kettle started to whistle, and Atropos took it off the stove, preparing cups for all of them. She put them on a tray with the plate of cookies and bowl of sugar, and carried the whole thing out into the living room.
"You said people were sometimes very confused when you appeared in front of them," Clotho said. "Were there some who just refused to accept what you were saying, even when you spoke in the other voice?"