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"But if I was just a kidnap victim, you'd have been arresting the people who kidnapped me, not arresting me in order to get me out," I point out.
"That's an astute observation," she agrees. "But to a large extent, this isn't about you in particular. Anyone in your situation would be as useful to us as you are."
"Right..."
Neither of my friends says a word. It's probably for the best. I don't want Fielding to stop talking when I'm finally getting some kind of explanation about what's going on.
"What makes you special to the department is the people who kidnapped you."
"You mean Ms Margery and the Leader?"
She raises an eyebrow. "I need you to give me a full statement about what happened so we can understand the situation," she says. "Then I'll explain the rest to you. But I don't want your recollection of events being interfered with by what I have to say."
I nod. "Do you need me to write it down?"
She shakes her head. "We'll record the conversation, I'll have someone transcribe it, and then you'll sign it once you've read it over to confirm it's an accurate summary of events."
"Okay." It's better to get it over with, especially if it gets me answers once I'm done.
She reaches out and presses record on a small box.
"This is the witness testimony of Syxe Weston." She nods
I launch into a recollection of the past few days, not sparing any of the details. I can't see his face, but I can feel the tension leeching off Mathias behind me. He's not happy about the way things have played out.
I don't blame him. I don't suppose I'd be happy if the situation was reversed either.
While I'm talking, Fielding scribbles down the occasional note.
"Do you know the names of the two men who were part of your kidnap?" Fielding asks once I'm done.
Ah, her notes must be questions.
"I'm sorry, I don't. I've never seen them before. When I lived at the Shadow Association house, I didn't have much to do with most of the adult members. I think they were probably trying to hide the supernatural parts from us."
"That's okay. What about Ms Margery's surname?"
"We only ever called her Ms Margery. I don't think I ever thought about whether she had a second name." Now I think about it more, it's foolish for me to not have paid more attention.
"And the Leader?"
I shake my head before remembering I'm being recorded. "Yesterday is the first time I ever saw him," I admit.
"I suspected as much. Thank you for sharing. If you think of anything else, you can add to your statement or make a new one."
"Okay."
She clicks off the recording device and takes a deep breath.
"The reason you're important to the Supernatural Retrieval Agency is because we've been building a case against the Shadow Association for years. Ever since we realised one of the main houses was in Scarborough."
"Oh."
"Up until now, we've only had a couple of testimonies from people who joined the Association as adults and left soon after. They haven't seen much, and everything was voluntary to begin with. You're the first person who has left the Shadow Association after living there as a minor."
"That you know about," I point out.
"Do you know of anyone else?"
