In the Dark Lord's base in Albania, Lucius returned to his room carrying his lunch, but his cold gray-blue eyes did not rest on the grilled rainbow trout or the Barakum Cookie at all. He only stared anxiously at the Harris Family's Perception Mark on his arm—he had never imagined that the target his former master, the Dark Lord, wanted assassinated was not his true master, Allen Harris. Having provided false information, he had spent the past few days deeply unsettled.
What made Lucius even more frantic and uneasy was that Allen had not contacted him once afterward, and he dared not take the initiative. But today, seeing Rabastan already leading people in packing up and preparing to set out, about to return to Britain and wreak havoc in Muggle society and among the Aurors like guerrilla fighters, forced Lucius to make his final choice. After thinking it over again and again, Lucius Malfoy decided he would continue following Harris for now. After all, he had already done so much for Harris. If the other side let even a little information slip to the Dark Lord, then he and his family would be finished...
Lucius intended to use this report on his mission and intelligence to test Allen Harris's attitude. He looked left and right, cast a spell to lock his door, then used Muffliato before pressing his hand to the Perception Mark.
Very soon, Lucius felt the mark grow hot. He stopped pacing endlessly around the room and asked cautiously, "Master..."
Allen's voice rang out in his mind. "Lucius?"
"Master, I have already handed the Hand of Vecna and the excavated stone tablets over to the Dark Lord. He believes them completely, and has already sent me to continue excavating the Heart of Vecna, while also ordering Old Parkinson