That explains why my bill came on vellum and is payable in either sceattas or heads of oxen/sheep. Thankfully my HMO (Hirdman Mercian Obligation) will cover everything or pay the Scots to burn the doctor to the ground.

Christopher Buehlman's The Necromancer's House is pretty close.

I've heard we might be getting almost an inch around midnight. Can you confirm or deny this?