The other figure in the room walked to the table, carefully moving one of their own pawns. "I think they are not quite aware of their powers. But soon, that will change. They cannot be oblivious forever, and they must make a move soon."
The seated figure, by now a definite female, stood up and laughed. "How about we give them a little boost into discovering their powers?"
The other figure, a male, sighed. "Very well; then it comes the time to draw blood. Do we go ourselves, or do we send a bunch of fools to do it for us?"
"Oh, no. I want to do this personally. How wonderful will it be when we watch Hershel discover his own abilities?"
The man bit his lip. "Hmm. Perhaps it will be wonderful, perhaps not. I'll call in Moon and her team to watch them for a while. Just to see how your little 'boost' will affect them."
The woman pulled the man by his collar until their faces were centimetres apart. "That can wait," the woman murmured. "More important things can happen right now."
"Oh no no no, not right now, most definitely not right bloody now!" the man yelped. "Later! Please?" The woman sighed and kissed him softly, then shoved him backwards. The man stumbled, then caught his balance.
"Very well then, I'll see if you're up for it tonight. For now, however, I have some murdering to do," the woman said, placing her hands in her pockets.
"And I have vital work to do," the man said, running a hand through his mop of hair.
The woman smiled and disappeared, leaving no evidence of herself behind.
