No News Is Bad News

[Ignatius Wilde]

Dear Gemma,

    Unfortunately I don't have any updates for you.  The Ministry hasn't gotten anywhere and my investigators weren't able to get much from the wand.  They can't tell what the last cast spell was and they aren't confident with any theory on what broke it.  

   Basically the trail ends with London but I promise you will be one of the first to know if I learn anything.  Second only to his mother, of course.

I hope you are well.  How is life after graduation treating you?

Fondly,
Nate

[Gemma Simpson]

September 26th, 1886

Nate,

It's not your fault or for a lack of trying! He's out there somewhere, hopefully safe. I have hope that something will come along just at the right moment. We can't give up yet, he wouldn't give up on one of us.

I'm doing alright, had a, well, a rather bad spat with a Devil's Snare last week, broke my ankle it squeezed so tightly. Of course silly me, I struggled too much to get my wand back. I'm on bed rest for a few more days, but then I should be up and about again.

How are you holding up?

Fondly,
Gemma

  

[Ignatius Wilde]

Gemma,

Ouch!  That sounds painful!  I am sure you are well taken care of but if you need anything let me know.  Plus, my family used to keep a healer on retainer and we are still in contact if you need a second opinion.  

It just doesn't make sense.  Its been so long.  We should have heard something by now.  I don't know.  I just miss my friend.

I hope to have news for you soon,
Nate

  

[Gemma Simpson]

November 1st, 1886

Nate,

I'm quite fine now! I do live in an household of healers after all! That'll teach me to get complacent though.

I know, it's hard. It's so very strange not to have letters from him or run into him here or there. He would have enjoyed that masquerade at the school last night. I didn't see you, did you get a chance to go?

I miss you too, we should have lunch or tea, or whatever it is people do when they get together as adults.

Fondly,
Gemma

@'Leander Grantham'

  

[Ignatius Wilde]

Gemma,

I did not, sadly.  I had - I can't believe I'm writing this - a meeting to prepare for.  There's a lot more to this business than my brother once let on and there's not much I'm allowed to dodge, sadly.  I hardly knew him at all but somehow I think it would have been good if we could have worked together.  You know - as brothers.    Obviously I'd not be training to take over were he still here and actually without him suddenly gone I probably would have never taken the job.  But still.  I think about it sometimes.

Yes, tea! Tea sounds terribly grown up.  Shall we meet somewhere?  

Nate