>"Yes, it does."
>"I do not know. I think what we do tonight at all will need consideration in light of this, once you feel your memories are more... settled."
>"She may well have done something to many of you; there is no telling how far it may have reached if it's extended down to even to a part-timer like Lily. Probably we have to assume someone has been affected unless we have confirmed that they have not."
>"So quickly? Are you sure you should not give yourself some more time for your memory to... settle?"
>"That sounds like a sensible precaution, yes.">"Do you remember anything else than what you told me?"
>"What do you mean?"
>"I can scarcely imagine what it must be like to experience."
>"Let us consider that a small miracle. Anger would be no comfort, I imagine."
>"And do you perhaps recall any other oddities with the sacred flame in past, now, aside from this one recent event which she concealed?"
>"What were the exact circumstances under which she arrived and took the position that was intended for you?"
>"No, I imagine not. Perhaps in time."
>"Did anyone leave at that time?"
>"Has she done anything strange since then? Or failed any important duties?"
>"How are the heads chosen in the first place? And what explanation did she or anyone else give for taking over where you had previously been intended? Is there anyone else who ought to have been involved in this?"
>"My apologies. I'm sorry if I am rushing you."
>"How are new heads of the shrines normally chosen?"
>"And so the decision was made by them for you to become the new head here?"