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Apr. 25th, 2010 02:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_luciusPansy, Narcissa informed me as soon as I was up that you have been fretting — unnecessarily — over the brief comment Regulus posted last night.
She implores me to explain to you (and doubtless to all the others who have been alerted by her exchanges and yours) and to reassure you as to the nature of his silence.
It may be necessary to first remind you that since his return to the fold, Regulus’ chief duties have been to serve Our Lord in a personal capacity as a retainer, and that is exactly what he was about yesterday. He has been in the constant company of the Lord Protector since departing Malfoy Manor on Friday afternoon, leaving His side only to fetch any items or ingredients needed as components of Our Lord’s latest effort. (This effort, I am pleased to say, is audacious in its ambition, a testament to Our Lord’s commitment to uncovering the most arcane and occult of magical lore — I might go so far as to say, areas of magic previously thought lost to us, but now only imaginable through His unparalleled skill as a sorcerer and superior mage.)
At any rate, it is this pursuit which has occupied all of Regulus’ attention, and not, as you may have feared, any kind of reprimand over his lengthy contact with the arch-traitor, Black. Indeed, Our Lord was most magnanimous on that subject, as I understand it, correctly surmising Regulus’ purpose as a means to pressure Black to cease his interference, if for no other reason than to spare the deplorable casualties his methods have thus far produced, with no effect other than to harm his own cause further — not least being the damage he does to his own kin’s mental health, by reason of his insane and despicable ranting.
I hope I can thus ease your mind by reporting that Regulus was present and not at all in distress when I arrived at Our Lord’s private laboratories at Eton last evening. However, my next will doubtless cause you some disappointment. For all that you are fond of Regulus as are we all, you must know that his capacity to serve Our Lord has severe limitations. I hope this does not lower him in your esteem too greatly, but it is as much due to his history of unreliability as to his particular talents and thus cannot be helped. I am honoured to say for my own part that the Lord Protector decided to entrust me with the task of assisting him in the most delicate and vital of procedures within the course of His … groundbreaking … experiment. Regulus remained close to hand should the need arise for a courier, while Our Lord accorded me the privilege of seconding him in His work. I cannot say with certainty, but it should not surprise me to learn that Regulus’ expletive in his journal was the result of his untimely — from his perspective — ejection just prior to the pivotal moment in the ritual. If nothing else, it is the clearest indication I have seen in some time that, while He has forgiven much of Regulus’ prior failings, Our Lord still holds him in small regard.
Our business, as Narcissa told you already, took us well into the night. As Regulus had already been on duty for nearly forty-eight hours preceding, I can only conclude that he has been enjoying a much-needed and admittedly deserved repose.
I should remind you that despite the confluence of the past few days’ events, and the understandable temptation to connect the unfortunate tragedies reported in the recent news, such as Lovegood’s passing, the Patils’ hopeful vigil for their son and Black’s absurd pronouncements, together with Regulus’ ill-timed flair for dramatics, it is much preferable for you and your current malady to try not to assume the worst. In future, I trust you will remember the witch who cried ‘Werewolf!’ and remain sanguine in the face of others who jump to unfounded conclusions.
She implores me to explain to you (and doubtless to all the others who have been alerted by her exchanges and yours) and to reassure you as to the nature of his silence.
It may be necessary to first remind you that since his return to the fold, Regulus’ chief duties have been to serve Our Lord in a personal capacity as a retainer, and that is exactly what he was about yesterday. He has been in the constant company of the Lord Protector since departing Malfoy Manor on Friday afternoon, leaving His side only to fetch any items or ingredients needed as components of Our Lord’s latest effort. (This effort, I am pleased to say, is audacious in its ambition, a testament to Our Lord’s commitment to uncovering the most arcane and occult of magical lore — I might go so far as to say, areas of magic previously thought lost to us, but now only imaginable through His unparalleled skill as a sorcerer and superior mage.)
At any rate, it is this pursuit which has occupied all of Regulus’ attention, and not, as you may have feared, any kind of reprimand over his lengthy contact with the arch-traitor, Black. Indeed, Our Lord was most magnanimous on that subject, as I understand it, correctly surmising Regulus’ purpose as a means to pressure Black to cease his interference, if for no other reason than to spare the deplorable casualties his methods have thus far produced, with no effect other than to harm his own cause further — not least being the damage he does to his own kin’s mental health, by reason of his insane and despicable ranting.
I hope I can thus ease your mind by reporting that Regulus was present and not at all in distress when I arrived at Our Lord’s private laboratories at Eton last evening. However, my next will doubtless cause you some disappointment. For all that you are fond of Regulus as are we all, you must know that his capacity to serve Our Lord has severe limitations. I hope this does not lower him in your esteem too greatly, but it is as much due to his history of unreliability as to his particular talents and thus cannot be helped. I am honoured to say for my own part that the Lord Protector decided to entrust me with the task of assisting him in the most delicate and vital of procedures within the course of His … groundbreaking … experiment. Regulus remained close to hand should the need arise for a courier, while Our Lord accorded me the privilege of seconding him in His work. I cannot say with certainty, but it should not surprise me to learn that Regulus’ expletive in his journal was the result of his untimely — from his perspective — ejection just prior to the pivotal moment in the ritual. If nothing else, it is the clearest indication I have seen in some time that, while He has forgiven much of Regulus’ prior failings, Our Lord still holds him in small regard.
Our business, as Narcissa told you already, took us well into the night. As Regulus had already been on duty for nearly forty-eight hours preceding, I can only conclude that he has been enjoying a much-needed and admittedly deserved repose.
I should remind you that despite the confluence of the past few days’ events, and the understandable temptation to connect the unfortunate tragedies reported in the recent news, such as Lovegood’s passing, the Patils’ hopeful vigil for their son and Black’s absurd pronouncements, together with Regulus’ ill-timed flair for dramatics, it is much preferable for you and your current malady to try not to assume the worst. In future, I trust you will remember the witch who cried ‘Werewolf!’ and remain sanguine in the face of others who jump to unfounded conclusions.