Order Only: Well, I'm here

[alt_sirius]

I made contact with John and he brought me to the safehouse where our refugees were waiting. As soon as it got dark we headed out. Taking a bit of a breather just now.

Frank, you didn't say the Dickersons are leaving because they're pregnant.

As for the other four, there's an older woman, Annette Lapay, who has family in France and thinks she can get them all to a safe place to stay. There's a married couple - actually they were married before the muggles lost their supremacy and they were separated in the camps, then found each other in service again, if you can believe that. There's a boy with them, about 9 years old or so. Arthur, he must be one of your missing muggleborns. Says his name's Ben Wickett. Sticks fairly close to Mr and Mrs Cauldwell.

Anyway, we've been on the move now it's dark but I just wanted to let everyone know we're safe so far.

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[alt_alice]

There's a nice hot breakfast waiting for you, and then right to bed.

Well done, love.

[alt_frank]

I'm going to take the sherwood their supplies up tomorrow. we'll be able to pass around wands to our big kids and still have enough left over to make davidson happy. wand supplies too, so Melly gets a nice christmas present.

[alt_alice]

Yes, well, all that can be sorted out after you have had a proper rest.

And Merlin help us, giving all eight wands in one go. I'm still debating whether we ought to hold off for another few months with this lot. Richard is level-headed enough, as is Tim and Tricia, but Finbar? Lisa and Portia need a bit more time to catch up on their studies, and I'm completely unsure how Nicky and Zach will react. But if we give one to Richard, we can't not give one to Finbar. And then the rest will be wanting one too.

Do you think it'll be safe?

[alt_frank]

that's up to arabella to decide, after we've had a chance to say our piece.

I think we won't know for sure until we try. so waiting just puts off trying a little longer, is all.

[alt_alice]

That's another thing I'm worried about. I want them to take their time. To learn how to be safe, and how to protect themselves, and I don't want them to think they're in any way ready to be on their own just because they've got wands in hand, because they're not. Nowhere near.

I mean Finbar, mostly. And Tim and Tricia too. They can put on a mature face, but they're both still so very young. I'm worried they'll overestimate their chances on their own, or with a group like Sherwood. I don't think Richard would leave any time soon, he gets on so well with everyone, especially Danny, and doesn't seem like the type to want to go off and fight. But I worry. About them all, really.

As you no doubt can tell, seeing as how I'm blabbering on and on about it while we could just as easily talk in person once you get back safely.

[alt_frank]

we'll talk it over properly with arabella at tea tomorrow.

we'll be back soon enough.