Lorelei von Rhine—anyone with a little common sense could tell that was a false name.
Though they both belonged to the Intelligence Department, this was Natasha Romanoff's first time learning that this woman who had appeared out of nowhere was an Asgardian. Earth's intelligence networks therefore had no information whatsoever on Lorelei von Rhine. Natasha's first thought was Lorelei Rock in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the most dangerous stretch of the nearby Rhine River. Legend said that a Banshee named Lorelei, beautiful beyond compare, had once stood atop the rock and lured passing ships to their doom with her enchanting song. Lorelei von Rhine's beauty truly was as stunning as the legend described. As she stood before the porthole, facing the irrelevant void, she showed none of the fear or helplessness that ordinary people would have.
Natasha Romanoff watched her, monitored her through optoelectronic signals, until several girls in Power Armor followed in her footsteps, until she left the porthole and headed for the port elevator. This confirmed Natasha's suspicion that He was about to arrive at the Space Station, and that Lorelei von Rhine had the authority to share intelligence with the Sisterhood and directly contact the ruler of this Space Station. Although Natasha Romanoff did not know where this Asgardian had come from, or whether she was connected to that German folk legend, she understood that His influence had already expanded beyond Earth. Perhaps a vast interstellar organizational network had already been built, while everyone else on Earth remained utterly unaware, believing this Space Station to be the limit.
She had not lied to Countess Katarina Karkov. She also did not know why the next operation would point toward the Moon, or what exactly on the Moon had drawn His attention. Everything was a mystery. Natasha Romanoff's instincts told her