Prologue
"He is efficient, I must give him that."
Standing in the shadows, scowl darkening her features, Natalia Abazy had to agree. Her plans for her Monday morning had been filled with many activities, but being called out to the scene of a vicious double murder was not one of them.
"He has some nerve." she said, through gritted teeth, mentally wincing as the bodies of the two women were levitated away from the scene of the crime and into the awaiting vehicles. Anger burned through her and had it not been for years of self-control and experience in these sorts of situations, she might just have left right then to hunt the bastard down herself. "What kind of man kills two women?"
Her eyes switched to her companion, who struggled to get his next words out.
"They say that he might not be human, Talia."
She seemed to consider this for a moment, staring him directly in the eyes. It was a testament of their years of friendship that he did not flinch or look away when she did, something she was grateful for. It somehow made these situations feel just a little bit better, that he would be honest with her no matter what. Finally and with a sigh, she wrenched her eyes away from his.
"They said the same things about Gellert."
"But even he did not go to such lengths to torture the fairer sex."
She offered him a weak smile, knowing that he was right. She knew it shouldn't, but deep down the deaths got to her. It had been a long time since someone had died from unnatural causes under her watch, be they magical or not. Talia had learnt the value of even one life many years ago, a strong lesson which remained with her, one she was sure she would remember for ever. She did not like to know that people had lost their lives when she had the power to prevent that from happening.
"Britain should contain their villains to their own borders."
Mitya smiled sadly at her, resting a heavy hand on her shoulder. "Ah but alas, Talia, not everyone is as good at protecting their country as you."
"Then maybe it is time that we lent our help to them."
"I thought you were planning on staying out of this war."
"I was, but Mr Riddle just made it personal."
A/N: Cryptic for now, i know. :) More coming soon. Thanks for reading and if you have the time, please review. It won't take long to tell me what you're thinking. :)