Nel took her child by the hand and with a look that could have cut glass to the young man at the door, who was neither old enough nor prepared enough to handle an irate mother, and had heard enough rumours about the Lestranges to know better, she swept from the room with Agape in tow.

The corridor that led to the fluu had windows at waist height and she managed to catch Priam's eye, nodding to him as she passed. He returned her nod, the understanding that she was taking their eldest born home and they would debrief each other later.

For right now there was a hot bath waiting for Agape. Nel led the way to the fluu and in a whoose of green flames they were home.

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