Deep in the Albanian Forest, where the canopy blotted out the sky, a heavy rain had just passed through. In the sweltering weather, it was as stifling as a steamer, nearly suffocating. Affected by both the weather and his own mood, Voldemort's nostrils flared violently. As he passed the watermelon field, his gaze swept over the corpse of the ponytailed Death Eater that had begun to stink, his expression icy.
As he walked farther on, he heard a hissing, slithering sound and stopped.
"Nagini."
You-Know-Who spoke softly. The hissing grew louder and louder. Nagini quickly writhed through the grass and crawled to Voldemort's side, raising herself higher and higher as though there were no end to it, then draped her body over Voldemort's shoulder. Her eyes did not blink, her vertical pupils looking with concern at the injuries on Voldemort's bald head.
Voldemort casually stroked the giant snake with his long, slender fingers, his eyes turning toward the direction Nagini had come from. There, Bellatrix emerged from behind a tree with her belly before her.
"Master!" Bella's voice tightened with excitement. Behind her, Narcissa bowed to Voldemort with a deathly pale face, but her eyes avoided both Voldemort and the snake.
To their right, after seeing Voldemort appear, Lucius and several Death Eaters also came out of the forest one after another. These Death Eaters, dressed in black robes, appeared one by one among the trees. They gathered silently around Voldemort and bowed to him, but did not dare raise their heads to look at him.
Voldemort's head tilted slightly to one side. His gaze first swept over Bella and her swelling, perfectly unharmed belly. Bellatrix's face flushed scarlet, her eyes brimming with tears of joy. "Master..." Seeing the wounds on You-Know-Who's head, she suddenly went cold all over and