The brief gathering soon ended. After the other Death Eaters had left, Yaxley kept Snape behind to discuss the matter from earlier.
"You don't think much of this?"
He personally poured Snape a glass of red wine.
"The black market dealings have caused quite a lot of trouble lately. I think we should cut our losses in time." Snape politely accepted the wine, but showed no intention of drinking it.
"I'd like to, but the Dark Lord does not like failures. I've already messed up once before. I cannot fail again, or else..."
Yaxley truly did not want to become the next Lucius, so he had to resolve the black market issue before Voldemort returned.
"That might make things even worse." Snape stared at the red wine in his hand and said softly, "You should be wary of Albert Anderson."
"You think this is likely that Mudblood's scheme?" Yaxley raised an eyebrow. He had indeed pinned the blame on that Mudblood, but that did not mean he truly believed the matter had anything to do with him.
"I don't know. But we had a fierce conflict with foreign Dark Wizards, and quite a few people died on both sides because of it. Don't you find that absurd?" Snape reminded him. He knew he could not persuade Yaxley, but he still gave the warning at the appropriate time.
"I don't know. Perhaps you're right, but... I have no other choice." Yaxley stared straight into Snape's eyes. "Severus, I hope you can help each other. There aren't many old comrades still alive now."
"We have always done so, but you should know that aside from offering verbal support, there is not much I can do for you." Snape set down his wineglass and said to Yaxley, "If anything happens, you can find