“Investigators,”rangavoicefromnearby.Ignorawasmetbythebeadyeyesoftheauror,BastienQueensbury.“I’mgladyou’rehere,”hesaid.“Itsavesmethetroubleofwritingaformalletter.”
“Youhavesomethingtosharewithus?”Felixcockedabrow.
“Yes,”Queensburynodded,somethingshrillinhistone.“TheHomeOfficehasdeemedyourcaseapartofmineandreassignedyou.Iwillneedallyourcasenotesandfiles.”
Laughing,Igorawalkedaway.
“Stramitz,”Queensburywarned.“ThereisextensiveevidenceUmphreywasworkingwithZivantustoselldangerousstolengoodsontheblackmarket.Thishasbeendeemedthehighestpriorityandmyaurortaskforcewillbesolelyresponsiblefortheinvestigationmovingforward.”
“AndBertrice?”Igoraraged.“Whoisgoingtoberesponsibleforfindingthatpoorgirl?”
Theshortmanfrowned.“Wewilldoeverythingwecan.”
Shehuffed,herbreathingaharshrhythmbouncingbetweenseethingrageandheartbreakingdisappointment.Felixsteppedforwardandshookhishead,“Right,you’lldowhatyoucanbetweenraidingthewarehousesandreturningthehighpricedvaluablestotheirrichowners.”HeturnedtoIgora.“Iforgotitwasanelectionyear.”
“Justowlmethefiles,”Queensburywavedthemoff.“Moveontoyournextcase.That’sanorder.”Hewalkedawayanddisappeareddownahallway.Igorapracticedevenbreaths.
“Wearenotmovingon,”shesaid.Theyneededasuddendiscoverytochangetheirdirection.Igoraneededabreakinthecase.Butmoreimportantly,sheneededacigarette.
ReininginMcLaggenhadapparentlybecomeIcarusSableton’sfulltimejob.HetalkedhimdownfromgivingGrangerVeritaserum,butherwandhadbeenconfiscated.Icarusreluctantlyagreedwiththataction.
“Wehavetoprotectpeople,”McLaggensaid.
Icarusnodded.“Yes,butGrangercameinwillingly.Shejustconfirmedhercurseismanifestlyharmless.”
McLaggenfrowned.“Lovecanbeverydangerous.”
“Ibet,”Icarussaiddoubtfully.Frankly,theErosCurseseemedlikeoneofthemoremanageableafflictions.Manageableinthatitdidn’tcauseimmediatedeathordestruction,althoughlovewasknowntoleadtobothofthosethingsintheworstofcircumstances.
HedebriefedGrangerwithoutMcLaggen,andwhenheaskedifthetwohadahistory,Grangersnortedandcrossedherarms.ShegrewincreasinglyfrustratedanddemandedtospeakwiththePandoraprojectleader.
“Therewasanemergency,”Icarusexplained,andhetriednottolaugh.Hereallydid.Chuckling,“TheyfoundGariusSanti—let’sjustsay,inatightsituation.”
“Garius?”Grangerquestioned.“Havetheyidentifiedhiscurse?”
IcarusthoughtaboutoneoftheDepartmentofMysteries’senior-mostofficialsparadingdownthecatwalkinadressandfullmakeupandnodded.Heshookthethoughtandaddressedthematterathand.TheywantedGrangertohelpbringintheothersandthenassistinbreakingthecurses.
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