ORDER ONLY: Frank, Alice and Kingsley?

[alt_arthur]

I just took a look at the Prophet article that came out today about the Derby camp breakout. (Sirius, I'm sure you'll be quite pleased to learn that apparently you put them up to it.) I was, however, also astonished to learn that apparently the Ministry is still searching for more fugitives. It says:

Included in the missing party were several juveniles and approximately six adults. It is believed they received outside assistance from the suspected traitor, Sirius Black, in order to make the escape possible.

Black's league may have helped them evade capture into late evening Friday, as well, according to the Ministry for Magic. A spokesman for the Department of Purity Control, Jasper Jenkins, told Prophet reporters that blood-traitors were spotted outside of Stapleford. Enforcers on the scene reported that the fugitives used illegal and unauthorized Portkeys to transport four juveniles from the scene. A further three mudbloods are believed to have made for the forest outside Nottingham, where Aurors continue to search.

Tragically, two Aurors were injured in the recovery. Claudius Yaxley was treated for burns and Joseph Marks had a broken arm healed at the camp, after subduing a female, Stephanie Fawcett, age 36. Fawcett was killed in the attempted escape.

Any persons with information. . .' etcetera, etcetera

Kingsley, I realise the trail may have gone cold, but do you think you and your lot may be able to track them? Frank and Alice, what have your new residents told you about any others who may have been with them? Were they part of a larger group that split up? Can they tell us anything that might help Kingsley's party to find them?

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[alt_alice]

Hello, Arthur.

I told Stephen and Laura -- the McGiverns -- and John Turner about the article. None of them knew about the other escapees. Perhaps they were functioning as independent cells? Stephen and Laura were the ones that knew of the tunnel, and when to escape, but were a bit vague as to how. I still think they don't know quite what to make of all of us. Perhaps it was all through a third party? I'll try and talk to them later.

I just don't want it to sound like I'm interrogating them.

Thus far, though, it doesn't look like they have any information on the others.

[alt_arthur]

Damn. I was hoping--

Well, keep asking. I hope you'll be able to win their trust, because we need information. The more we have, the better a chance Kingsley has to track these other fugitives down.

[alt_alice]

We'll keep trying. I think they're all very tired, and still a bit overwhelmed by everything. I felt badly for Laura -- she burst into tears when the article mentioned Mrs Fawcett. We told everyone about Mrs Fawcett last night, of course, but I think it only sunk in for everyone just then.

[alt_arthur]

Bill still feels quite as badly, too, as I'm sure you know. Molly had him over for dinner, and I talked with him a bit more alone, as she was setting the kitchen to rights afterward. I think I have managed to persuade him to take a couple personal days off work. It will do him good to get away for a bit.

[alt_frank]

I remember that bastard Yaxley when he was a quill-pusher at the Ministry.

And how heroic, to kill an unarmed woman. Should give both of them a bloody medal.

Aurors my arse. My day we called them thugs.