We cannot take it at face value. We cannot. On the one hand, it is easy to believe that Rookwood is ill and confused and cannot remember that I am no longer one of the Dark Lord's faithful, but remember: they have the ability to read all private messages, and do you really believe that those whose job it is to do so would not have noticed when Rookwood wrote to me and seen it as an opportunity to disseminate misinformation?
We cannot discount the lead entirely — it is entirely possible that they have been too busy to notice — but likewise we cannot count on it to be the truth, and keeping that appointment, no matter whether alone or with force, would be foolish. The best thing to do is to wait.
The first time Rookwood wrote to me, you yourself urged caution. Do not allow your emotion to override that common sense, no matter how personal the stakes are.
Re: ORDER ONLY Private message to Alice
We cannot take it at face value. We cannot. On the one hand, it is easy to believe that Rookwood is ill and confused and cannot remember that I am no longer one of the Dark Lord's faithful, but remember: they have the ability to read all private messages, and do you really believe that those whose job it is to do so would not have noticed when Rookwood wrote to me and seen it as an opportunity to disseminate misinformation?
We cannot discount the lead entirely — it is entirely possible that they have been too busy to notice — but likewise we cannot count on it to be the truth, and keeping that appointment, no matter whether alone or with force, would be foolish. The best thing to do is to wait.
The first time Rookwood wrote to me, you yourself urged caution. Do not allow your emotion to override that common sense, no matter how personal the stakes are.