Padma had slept restlessly that night, and when she jarred awake in the middle of the night, she thought it was from yet another nightmare. But then the wards thrummed again, warning her that someone was outside the door. Rolling to her feet, Padma grasped her wand and walked quietly toward the door. She cast a revealing charm as soon as she could see the door, and breathed a sigh of relief that it was Faelan kneeling there.
The relief soon gave way to worry, as Faelan looked down and broken, and Padma set her wand aside and went to the door.