Elena thanked them...Then she withdrew to be alone with her grief and her thoughts. Brígh and Cass heading back to the knight's order house. At this hour the evening shift has arrived, and they greet Cass heartily before letting them into George's office.<br/>It is the first time for Cass to be here, and she's struck by how different it is from the well-disciplined knight and friend who had been killed. Bookshelves fill the walls, leaving only the door free. Scores of books fill the shelves and work table, with a phone proudly reigning over the chaos from atop a pile of scrolls, papers and parchments.<br/><br/>A notebook with a pen lies next to a half-full cup of cold tea and a plate of donut-balls with sprinkled sugar.