"You don't need to look so desolate," Venda Rosier's voice rang out. "You're making it seem as though all your subordinates... are already dead."
"Ah..." Gellert Grindelwald turned toward the sound and shook his head lightly at Venda Rosier. "How could that be?"
"I know that with your outstanding abilities, you could certainly live perfectly well. But... how did you think to come here?"
"Is something like this hard to guess?" Venda Rosier countered. "Isn't it obvious? Dumbledore was in danger—would you really not show up?"
"Or rather..." She narrowed her eyes slightly. "You had been planning this all along, even looking forward to this moment every day, hadn't you?"
Gellert Grindelwald smiled faintly. "Venda, there's no need to make your wording so sharp. 'Planning this all along' sounds rather unpleasant."
Venda Rosier changed the subject. "There are still some things I'm quite curious about..."
"When we tried to rescue you back then, you said Nurmengard was impregnable. So how did you get out?"
"I never left Nurmengard." Gellert Grindelwald shook his head and raised a hand. A floating miniature tower appeared in his palm. "Look! Isn't it right here?"
"The Flying Charm... Vizet always brings me surprises, and this magic is one of them. I wasn't thinking of escaping from Nurmengard. I simply became able to fly to him. It's that simple."
Venda Rosier's tone gained a teasing edge. "Seems like you're enjoying it? And if there were no end date, would you enjoy it forever?"
Gellert Grindelwald admitted, "Venda, I like your choice of words this time, especially that last sentence."
"What next?" Venda Rosier asked. "What do you plan to do?"
Gellert Grindelwald narrowed his eyes slightly. "That's a good question, and one I've been pondering."
"Perhaps I'll change my name, travel the world, and repay the