"No more debilitating than usual." That is not a helpful answer, Sebastian.

"And, thank you," he says quietly and sincerely. Moody once told him that the only thing worse than dying young in war is living on beyond into peacetime: not only are your skills wasted and your views out of step with the times, but all too often you're dismissed for being able to see the coming conflict. While Integra's offer is not a position in war, it's a way that he can really be useful and he needs that. "Even though I've been out for a few years, it's strange to adjust to a non-wizarding world."