~~~ some time later ~~~

Doyle burst into the office via the private entrance which linked their offices with their quarters, hoping to find Cassandra in her office. He held an open letter in his hand which he probably shouldn't have read as it was addressed to his wife and not him but, perhaps it was for the best that he could ease the telling. He sat down in his favorite chair and reviewed the cryptically brief note again.

Rae,

I can't stay at the school with the girls missing. I've gone to rejoin the Aurors to ensure things like this don't happen anymore. I'm going to look for the girls abroad. I think you know who I mean.

Anj

Who did she mean? Abroad? There were signs all over the school. How could she think the girls were abroad? Anjelica Lainey had always seemed a bit mad to him and this letter only proved it. He only wished his wife had the same view. She was going to be devastated.