[I]Perceptive, as always,[/I] Maddox thought to himself, though his expression didn't change. [I]That's how I know she knows.[/I] After waiting a moment, as Jamie instructed, the red-haired mage couldn't hear any more conversing inside the office. It was likely that the Master was talking to someone with a communication lacrima and didn't want to be interrupted. But as the conversation stopped, it was time to interrupt. With one quick tap against the door, Maddox put his other hand on the handle and opened it casually.

"It's been a while," he greeted with a smile, walking into the office and closing the door behind himself. "My last job had some unexpected delays. If I had foreseen it, I would've brought a communication lacrima with me. But at any rate I'm back." The young mage took a moment to memorize Jamie's current appearance, before leaning against the wall next to the door. "I heard that Wes has disappeared. Also that you guys have been destroying Dark Mages and Demons without inviting me... But on a more serious note..." Maddox looked into Jamie's eyes now, the fierce look having returned with his pause. "I can feel a darkness coming. I know you can feel it too. Dark Guilds are being formed more and more often. Demons are being summoned successfully more frequently than before. Something is tainting Fiore."