Casey pushed himself to his feet alongside his wife.  He slipped an arm around her waist, in case she was unsteady on her feet.  She'd lost more blood than he had.  The EMT had little enough to do on the scene, and while he made sure neither of the wizards was concussed, or in desperate need of medical attention, one of the police took each of their statements.  Casey repeated the events as briefly as he was able, without glossing over any details.  No, he didn't catch the plates on the SUV.  Yes, it had bullet holes in the hatch, and a window missing.  Yes he'd discharged his firearm, and hit one of the assailants at least once.  He gave his name and position as a consultant with the DMS, as well as a brief statement regarding his case with the Rachling who had presumably orchestrated the hit, though the details didn't extend beyond the case number and name.<br/><br/>When the EMTs were satisfied, as were the officers, Casey turned back to his wife and her questions.  "I know that this is scary,  and I know you don't want to sit idle.  But operations are all like that.  Only longer, and with more terrified waiting.  I'm not going to tell you that you need to sit this out, although stars above I wish you would, but I will say that if you come with me you're going to need to be able to follow orders.  That's...  Not something I'm comfortable asking you to do, but until I know you can fend for yourself in a combat situation, I need to know where you'll be and how to protect you."  He paused, searching for comprehension in his wife's expression.<br/><br/>A moment later, he went on.  "The Rachling's assigned name is Matthias.  We busted him in a hive of his mates.  They were trafficking pixies to hedge witches up the coast of Maine.  It was rough.  But he got a plea deal to turn over the witches.  I lead the team on the bust and six of his brothers died.  I suspect he hasn't forgiven me for that.  I don't know who the other Rachling was.  Maybe a mate, maybe more of his kin."  Casey took a deep breath.  "But we go, we find him, and we kill him.  And anything else that stands in the way of that.  Are...  Are you sure you want to do this?"