At this point, Shafiya and Oswald had also left Moriarty Manor.
They were discussing their plans for what came next.
Although Iver planned to assassinate Prince John, Shafiya still intended to try stealing the remains. After all, Iver's operation could fail.
Earlier, she had chosen to flee because she had been outnumbered two to one and had not been prepared for battle.
But this time, with Oswald there, they might not necessarily lose in a head-on confrontation—
So Shafiya had gained confidence.
This time, she first took Oswald home, sent her husband and child somewhere safe, and retrieved her wand.
"First, we carry out the First Sequence Mission: reclaim the Queen's Remains."
At Shafiya's home, she assigned Oswald his tasks: "If the First Sequence Mission is confirmed to have failed or cannot be completed, immediately activate the Second Sequence Mission—extract one tube of the Queen's blood.
"These syringes have anticoagulants in them. We each take one. We need to extract at least ten milliliters... as alternative material for the Shadow of Avalon Ritual.
"If the Second Sequence Mission fails as well, abandon the Queen's Remains and begin searching for and rescuing Sherlock Hermes instead. At the same time, lure the two people from Antimony as far away as possible, buying time for Iver's plan.
"If possible, help Iver kill Minister Drost... After all, he is a priest and not skilled at fighting. Although that fat man has probably forgotten how to fight by now, he is still a Fourth Level supernatural being..."
"—First of all, Grand Adjudicator," Oswald solemnly interrupted Shafiya. "I must emphasize that both our plans and missions have to be based on the premise that Young Master Iver is sufficiently safe. If he encounters mortal danger, I will immediately abandon these plans and go rescue him."
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