"Tell us everything," Professor Melvin said, acting as the Headmistress's mouthpiece, "From the beginning."
The trio of students shared a look and then without anyone saying a word, it was as though the other two shrank into the sofa, appointing Caius as their representative.
To his credit, he didn't argue. He stepped right into the role.
"I doubt there's much I can tell you, Professor," he said.
"What?"
"It's just, you have it all on tape. Or crystals, anyway. You can replay it all at leisure," Caius explained.
"The Recording discs were damaged at some time during the battle…" Professor Melvin started to say before Caius cut in.
"But not at the beginning. You asked us to start talking about it from the start and there's really no need for that if you already have that part recorded. Wouldn't it be better if we simply filled you in on the parts you missed out on?" Caius asked in a gracious voice.
Professor Melvin went red.
