A gentle hush

[multaekappae]

 The Inspector readjusted his cravat, "I don't like being snuck up on, ok?" he grumbled.

Jack nodded, "Hardly anypony does, Inspector." The blue pegasus turned to look at Agent Noise, "I think we're ready to leave, can you cover this many ponies?"

The unicorn's eyes darted as she made a quick calculus, "Not if they're all going to be wandering around... but if we can all stay within about fifteen strides it should be ok." She closed her eyes and began the new spell.

"Ok everypony, you heard the lady... and that's about eleven metrics for those of you far from home today."

The magic descended like the quiet hiss of snowfall, the air around the group seemed slightly leached of color, but otherwise there was no sign of the spell's effect.

Two minutes went by before Captain Harness realized the others seemed to be waiting for him to say something more. "Uh, Inspector, this is your show now, I think. Please find us someplace away from here where we can regroup and catch our breaths."

The kelpie, meantime, had discovered by experimentation that she seemed to have retained some of Noise's initial glamor, allowing her to range further from the rest of the group. As was the spell's apparent effect, the others failed to notice this.