It might have been something specific, then. That was an important distinction to make, and a good thing to learn if it were true. He made an extra note in his pad, without having to look down at it.
He made a noise of sympathy about her wand. "We'll keep an eye open for it, in case it was simply discarded," he told her. He knew how worried he'd been about his wands while he was in the hospital.
He nodded again. Lack of air makes a person, even a strong one, weak. "Did he say anything distinctive?" Maybe something he'd said could identify him or shed light on whatever plan had been in place. "What did he do next?"