With his other hand he gripped Remus by his shoulder. "We don't have time for that. Peter could be anywhere by now. We can find him, bring him back here, and then you can use all the veritaserum you want. But Peter can't--"

Sirius stopped suddenly, his eyes widening as he took a step back and out of Remus's reach.

"You don't believe me."

He knew that shouldn't have hurt. After all, how long had he suspected that Remus was capable of the same and with far less reason? Still, it stung in a way he wasn't prepared for. He had to take a deep breath to steady himself.