Video (backdated to Sunday Night)

[king]

[ Arthur's hands are shaking, and therefore, so is the Forge. But it's obvious, even in the dim light, that he's blood-spattered. But underneath the gore sluiced across his face, his jaw is firmed, his breathing slow and deliberate. ]

I'm so sorry. If I'd realized, I never would have —

[ No, he needs to start earlier than that. ]

If — someone who knows Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks could collect their bodies from the ruins...

[ No, that's not the place either. He swallows, hard, guilt shadowing his eyes. ]

[ Filter: Priscilla, Byakuya. ]

I have done — a terrible thing. I'll be stepping down from my position as Vice Commander, of course. And I would like to turn myself in to be judged at Themis.

Someone will have to be assigned to bring in Bellatrix. She fled into the Mist. I honestly thought she was no longer a threat to anybody, but I was wrong.

I've been wrong in a lot of things.

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[earnedmystripes]

[Bodies? Shit.]

Oi, what happened? Are you alright, Arthur?

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[king]

I'm not injured. It's... not my blood.

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[earnedmystripes]

What happened?

[He repeats the question, even though he...is starting to have a sinking feeling that he knows. But he wants to hear it from Arthur. He may not know the Vice-Commander of the Patrol well, but he's never taken the man to be malicious.]

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[king]

I've killed Lupin.

[ Probably he should start to tell his story before stating the key point. ]

He was attacking Bellatrix Lestrange, and in the heat of the moment, I failed to recognize him.