Nexus, Part Two: "Numen"
They say that eyes are the windows to the soul, but Lizzy had long since given up on such romantic notions. However, there were people who reminded her of the saying, and the assassin was one of them. Sharp and focused, weary and beautiful, her eyes were unique; their extraordinary keenness was as striking as the young woman's burgundy hair.
"Mey-Rin Abery," Elizabeth said softly, "bastard daughter of the merchant Simon Abery and his foreign mistress. I never would have thought that I'd find you here."
Mey-Rin whipped around from where she crouched in front of her rifle, swinging the gun so that it was aimed straight at Lizzy's heart. The young woman stared at the Lady through her bangs as her finger rested firmly on the trigger.
"Who are you?" she asked, her voice low and raspy, as Lizzy gazed calmly back, one hand resting gently against the hilt of her sword.
"I'm Elizabeth. But you can call me Lizzy, if you want." She gave the woman a small grin, and Mey-Rin looked startled.
"I'm here," she continued unbidden, "because that man you're about to kill is an important ambassador and Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, wants him protected. But more importantly, I'm talking to you rather than having come up behind you and used this sword of mine because you don't actually want to hurt him. You have a frightening talent that made others take notice and opened certain kinds of doors...but just because you can fight and kill like the devil doesn't mean that you're one of them. You're just a girl forced to live this way because of your eyes, and I want to offer you an out. Instead of murdering for a living...come and work with me."
A/N: Yes, I gave Mey-Rin more of a backstory. She's one of the characters in Kuroshitsuji without an English name, and I wanted to expand on that.
"Numen:" as in ability or endowment; divine power or spirit; what they possessed.