‘So sorry. I didn’t realise you were in here, Dr Brookley,’ said the nurse, retreating quickly.
‘Kathryn, please sit down. I am willing to talk to you when you are calm,’ said Sophia, her tone quiet and even.
Despite her anger, Kathryn found herself complying with the direction. She sat, took a deep breath, and then squared her gaze onto Sophia.
‘I am quite calm, calm enough to explain why I am very upset with you, Sophia,’ she began. ‘I have received news that someone closely fitting your description was reported to have been in Melbourne, and at Melbourne University specifically, last week. At the university, this person fitting your description attended a conference on medieval mystics and their visions and revelations. Now, I’m no specialist in that area, but I now know from my own
