Offering Everything

When Lucius discovered a stranger in his family's vault, his first thought was that the Death Eaters had come to cause him trouble!

But as soon as he recognized the figure, Lucius's expression turned furious.

"Anduin! Why are you in my home? How dare you break into the Malfoy family vault?"

Faced with Lucius's accusation, Anduin merely closed the book he had been reading and turned around with a faint smile. "I've been waiting here for ages. I've explored this lousy manor from top to bottom. This is the only place with anything interesting."

Then Anduin gestured toward the bookshelf behind him and said regretfully, "But it looks like the Malfoy family's collection is pretty lacking. It's nowhere near the Travers family's. Yulia gave you Dark Magic Items, but I guess she didn't think to send her little brother any other good stuff."

"You!"

Having someone slip into his home without a sound was humiliating enough. Anduin's casual, picky attitude only made Lucius see red.

At the same time, a chill crept through Lucius. Why had the man mentioned his sister, Yulia, and the Travers family?

He even knew that Yulia had once given Lucius Dark Magic Items. Had this man visited the Travers family too? What was his relationship with Yulia?

"What do you want? Where's Narcissa? How could she let you carry on like this?" Lucius pushed down his confusion and fear, maintaining his aristocratic composure.

"Relax." Anduin grinned. "Your wife's sound asleep in her bedroom. I have no interest in hurting women, children, or the elderly."

"Hurting? What do you mean?"

Lucius immediately went on alert. He reached into his robes, but what he pulled out wasn't a wand. It was a communications device.

Lucius clearly knew he had no chance against Anduin.

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