"That would be Annabelle's brother, wouldn't it? Is he here now?"
"No. He's on Wayout, working on the 'leak'. I say 'working on it', but actually they haven't found it yet. All they know is that it's on the Wayout end of the warp. It's really quite a serious situation, Mr. Drake—much more serious than the officials let on. Warp seepages are something new, and very little is known about them, and Ralph says that this one could very well throw the continuum into a state of imbalance if it isn't checked in time."
Drake hadn't come all the way to Campagne Paisible to talk about warp seepages. "How well did you know your sister-in-law, Miss Leigh?" he asked.
"I thought I knew her very well. We grew up together, went to school together, and were the very best of friends. I should have known her very well."
"Tell me about her," Drake said.
"She wasn't at all an outward person, and yet everyone liked her. She was an excellent student—excelled in everything except Ancient Lit. She never said much, but when she did say something, you listened. There was something about her voice...."
"I know," Drake said.
"As I said, I should have known her very well, but apparently I didn't. Apparently no one else did either. We were utterly astonished when she ran away—especially Estevan Foursons."
"Estevan Foursons?"