Private Message to Barty and Tosha

Been meaning to tell you both: believe Thursday went well. Cadmus seemed to understand the concerns and agreed his brother can be impulsive. He had a number of disparaging remarks regarding the way Corax has behaved this week. 'An erumpent with an extra horn exploding' was how he put it.

Discussed the many times Corax made himself a nuisance in school - and Cadmus himself related a few anecdotes from the year following their brother Julius' death, when he and Corax nearly came to wands-point over disagreements regarding the estate.

We ended with his assurance that he can influence Corax to see reason.

Now, regarding the activities in DoM - Augustus claims the apparatus remains dismantled. However, during our brief conversation he attempted to converse with me in Czech and at least once called me Abraxas. Furthermore he was not aware that Croaker and Morlock have applied for another influx of funds.

It does not seem possible for one who specialised in memory magics to be losing his faculties so rapidly but then, Gus is nearly, what? nearly ninety?

The best of us do deteriorate, unfortunately. Worst is that there is no one we may trust to replace him at present. Unless either of you have a thought on the matter.