He glanced up at Alexa Cambridge as she said her hellos, then glanced back down into the file cabinet. He searched for a few more minutes, then having found what he was looking for pulled out a file and headed back to his desk. A sucker stick was pinned firmly between his lips. He moved the sweet around in his mouth as he sat down.

He watched her for a moment in silence and then finally pulled the bright red lollipop out of his mouth. ”You might think you are ready, but what do the healers say about it?” Surely she had brought her clearance papers back if she wanted to return to work. Her file was open on his desk, right under the banker's lamp. He had been reviewing the reports of her kidnapping comparing the official reports to what had been released in the press. It seemed the Ministry had done a good job of keeping most of the details quiet and he wondered if that was due largely in part to the lady standing in front of him.