pansynodded.“look,irealizeyou’vesummonedmeanditmustbesomewhatimportantifihadtoomebakallthewayfrombrussels,butthegirlwho’spratiallymygodhildhasgonemissingandi’veonlyjustfoundoutandi—”

“ohdear,”thewomanshookherheadandherfaeflushedwithpity.

“what?”pansyried,shakingherheadbakandforth.suddenlythepessimismshe’dworkedsohardtoburyamebubblinguptooverwhelmher.shefoughtbakasob.“whatisit?”

“whydon’tyoufollowmetomyoffie?”

tearspooledinpansy’seyesasshetrailedbehindthewomandownthemainhalloftheatriumintoadivisionoffieshedidn’treognize.assoonasshereadthesignoutsidefamilyaffairsministryliaison,somethingoldandbittershotdownherspine.“bsp;youtellmewhatthisisabout,please?”i’mstartingtopani,pansythoughtandforedherselftotakeadeepbreath.

thewomanstoppedatanemptydesk,tookherpebehindit,andmotionedforpansytosit.aurorathistlewik,atoherdeskpard,almlyopenedafolderandgulped.“i’msorrytobetheoinformyouofthisterriblenewsbut—”

“oh,sazar,no,”pansywhimpered.

“marwanzivantusisnowdeeased,whihleavesguardianshipofhisdaughter,bertrie,toyou.”

“what?”pansyyelled,inshok,relief,andperhapsasmallpinhofwistfffetion.

theforeofpansy’soutburstausedaurorathistlewiktoshootbakinherhair.

“iapologize,”pansygatheredwhatlittleomposuresheouldfind.inherrity,sheremembereddrao’sletter,andnarrowedhereyes.perhapstershemightregretthetoneandthelookshegavethepoorthistlewikwoman.mostlikelynot,though.“waitamoment.youwanttosignoverguardianshipofahildtome,whoatomybestfriendhasbeenmissingsine—”pansypulledouttheletterandnotedthedate,“—sttuesday!”

“wehavetwohighlyexperienedministryoffiialswonthea

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