Order Only: Bedford Farm Collective

We've finished.

Terrie's rounded up everyone and told them they can stay or go, but if they stay they've got to stay within the boundaries of the southwest collective. She'll station herself near the gates so that as the others arrive this morning, she can pick out the ones she thinks are sympathetic and offer them entry. This will be another Aldrich, I think: It's up to them how to self-govern.

Frank, what's your situation? We're bloody exhausted and Jeremy's got to get to work but we'll come out there if you need us.

Order Only: Private Message to Alice and Remus

Well. A lot happened in the last few minutes.

Stephen McGivern's dead. I'm so sorry. I didn't see the whole thing happen - I can't go into details just now; I'll give you a full report in a while.

As near as we can figure, the spell to protect this area of the camp has affected its magical field and nothing magical works inside it. Including the journals.

I think I managed to gravely injure Corax Mulciber but then his brother drew a bead on me when we fled further into the woods. He put up quite a fight. Nearly got me before I managed to hit him with a wasting curse. Not sure I got him square on, though. But he dropped anyway.

Turner's with me; the others scattered and will make their way back to the Fidelius entry point. Dora was all right the last time I saw her.

Alice, I'm going in to find Frank and figure out what our next move is. And maybe get something for my arm.

We'll write back in an hour or two once we've regrouped.