"I wasn't in when it happened, but I spoke briefly with Narcissa. She wondered if it was Bellatrix again, and that it gave Evan a fright, but that my alternate was holding up." Wryly, he adds, "Also that you promised her an explanation."

He considers a moment, then adds, "The princess wants to see you. I promised Kirk I'd let him know when you turned up, as he was assigned to make sure you got here in one piece."