Adrian looked up in surprise at the sound of Ernie's voice. Curious as to what he wanted to talk about the cases, as well as hopeful that another mind might help prod his along new lines of thinking.
"Yes, I've got a few moments. I was just taking a bit of a breather. And deciding to be absent if Weasley happened to have something else explode out his desk," he added with a touch of humor. "Care to walk and talk? I thought I might have a bit of coffee, wake up my mind a bit."