Morbus, a lower-level demon, walked passed the Triad's Chamber guards and approached the members of the Triad. Crouching on one knee, he bowed before them and waited for them to acknowledge his presence.
"We've been waiting for you," said one of the Triad members without turning to look at Morbus. He slowly stood up and remained in place, observing each of the Triad members. "We have a job for you involving the Charmed ones."
"What is it you want me to do?" asked Morbus.
"The sisters are going to be leaving on a cruise, which leaves them vulnerable to an attack. I want this attack to be subtle, one the sisters will not be expecting, which is where you come in," explained the same Triad member. He turned to look at Morbus and approached him slowly. "I believe your power is subtle enough to do the job without alerting the sisters that they are being attacked."
Morbus never thought of his power as being very beneficial. He had never expected to be able to take on the one of the Charmed ones, let alone all three. His power merely allowed him to spread diseases to his victims, leaving them defenceless to his attack. When his victims were weak, he was able to take their powers and leave them to die.
"Of course I'm up for the task," said Morbus. "But the sisters powers are far greater than mine. How will I be able to get close enough to infect them?"
"The last place they'll expect to get attacked is on the ship," replied another member of the Triad. "You will wait until one of them is alone in a crowd of people. When you're sure she's not suspecting anything, you will attack and disappear before she can see you. Without knowing what you look like, and without the Book of Shadows, they won't think anything demonic is to blame."
Morbus was listening intently, trying to grasp everything the Triad was expecting of him. He still couldn't believe that the Triad thought he was capable of taking on the Charmed ones. Usually, the Triad didn't think very highly of lower-level demons, let alone call upon one of them to take on the most powerful witches in the world.
"What about the remaining two sisters?" asked Morbus. "Taking on one of the Charmed ones is going to be difficult, but I'm definitely not powerful enough to take on all three."
"The bond between the sisters is their weakness and the strongest bond between them lies with the middle sister," the Triad explained. "By debilitating the middle sister, you make all of them vulnerable."
"Um… not to be difficult, but while that gets rid of the power to freeze, the eldest sister's power is the strongest and the most threatening," said Morbus. "Wouldn't it be best to remove her power first?"
"Removing her power will be the most difficult," replied the Triad. "Once her focus is on the well-being of her sister, she will be too preoccupied to realise that they are being attacked."
"That's a great plan," Morbus agreed. "I'm sorry I ever doubted…"
"Save it," interrupted the Triad. "You need to devise a disguise and get onto the cruise ship."
Morbus quickly bowed and left the Triad's chambers. As he walked through the caves of the underworld, he morphed into his human disguise and shimmered out of sight.