"Tom and I didn't tell anyone, but in the summer between fifth and sixth year I almost died." Nina delivered this with the same tone she might say they had pumpkin juice at dinner, but Orion felt his stomach drop and he took the hand that still had their pinkies joined and pulled away, only to grasp onto hers tightly. "I won't go into detail but essentially Lucas saw me with a girl for the first time and tattled to Father. I'm sure you can fill in the blanks."