"Last time, you deceived us, and you still expect us to follow your command?" Grindelwald snorted disdainfully.
"That was not deception, merely adapting to circumstances," the black-robed priest said. "I pointed out his location to you, but I did not anticipate that you would be unable to kill him. I discovered another opportunity that could be exploited, so I went to the other battlefields. Murphy Darkholme is not my only enemy."
"Who exactly are you?" Dumbledore asked. "If you wish to cooperate, we should at least know the identity of our collaborator."
"I am not your collaborator," the black-robed priest said. "I am merely offering a reminder."
"Then we should at least know who your enemies are," Grindelwald said. "If we help you stop Murphy, what comes next? How can we be sure that you stand with the wizards?"
"In this world, I have three enemies. All of them are individuals capable of undermining the oath's effectiveness and must be eliminated," the black-robed priest said. "My highest interests are entirely aligned with those of the wizards. I exist for this purpose."
"What proof do you have? How are we supposed to believe you?" Grindelwald asked.
"Trust is not the foundation of this matter. You and I share a common objective. But if the plan to eliminate Murphy Darkholme fails, I will continue employing other methods. Preventing the oath from being broken is my entire mission."
"Other methods? Do you mean another witch hunt like the one hundreds of years ago?" Dumbledore asked.
"If necessary, reducing the number of wizards is also a form of protection," the black-robed priest said.
"You said there were three individuals capable of undermining the oath. Murphy is obviously one of them. Who are the other two?" Dumbledore asked.
"The oathbreaker Miriam, the rulebreaker Riddle, and