"Not like that," he says, jabbing the lift button with an index finger. "We expected something like this eventually with the reconnaissance teams. It's nothing short of a miracle that it didn't happen on the first venture." Unkind, perhaps, but true.

The doors open and Severus steps inside, waiting until Darcy's joined him before he hits the button for the correct floor. "But a dozen people have spoken to me about odd feelings at the jump and I have reason to believe someone not a part of a recon team has gone missing. Looking for someone who isn't here, I suspect."

Something occurs to him. He doesn't like it. Is Kate the sort of person who would want anyone to follow her down there? Or is something using her to lure them.