Late Apology

Muya waved her hand. "What a coincidence. I was just telling a certain wizard that I'd stop by and look for you." She casually picked up a peach and washed it with Water Like Spring, then flashed Regulus a confident smile. "And sure enough, we found you in the cave."

Tom let out a low chuckle, drawing both their gazes to him. He got straight to the point. "Where is the real locket?"

His eyes lit up, and danger radiated from his entire body, probably because of that fake locket.

Regulus, in his soul form, frowned.

Seeing that the atmosphere was off, Muya spoke up. "Did you recognize him as Tom Riddle?"

"Senior Tom isn't that ugly freak Voldemort. We need to find all the Horcruxes and destroy them." As she spoke, she scratched her head, unsure where to begin explaining things to Regulus.

"Black Manor." Tom quietly uttered the two words.

Right, she could just let the brothers meet, then have Sirius explain everything to him. That would save her and Tom the trouble of wracking their brains over it.

Muya patted Regulus's shoulder without really touching it. "Get some rest today. We'll go to your home tomorrow."

"Pick any room on the third floor."

After saying that to Regulus, she looked at Tom. "Senior Tom, can I play games today?"

Muya blinked at him expectantly.

"No."

Regulus stood on the stairs and looked down, taking in the interaction between Tom and Muya.

He couldn't quite figure out what their relationship was.

But for now, Muya did not seem like a bad witch. As for Tom... hard to say.

At night, only Muya slept, since the other two did not need to.

Regulus lay in bed, lost in his thoughts. He had believed he would never be able to