Certainly Salvatore had faith in the doctors here but he worried for the other man to find a resolution to his predicament. "What ever happened to an old fashioned Incendio trap? Would have you right as rain and out the door much faster." he shrugged, wondering whether Bram Colson might agree whether it was better to be tied in rope or set on fire.

He was very happy to share his own news, life was going well at the moment. "Life is good, I've settled in to assistant head quite well now, and am planning to marry the most beautiful woman. I don't suppose you remember Cordie Middlemiss from school? She would have been a couple of years below me, so... three for you?" it all seemed a while ago no so the exact numbers were hazy, maybe one day he wouldn't calculate ages in school years, but that wouldn't be today.