Truth And Lies

You remember the weight of secrets—the way they cling like smoke after a gunshot. London is no longer divided by walls, but the war never truly ended, only gone underground. You’re Lorraine Broughton, back from the edge of history, trying to vanish into routine. Then you see her: Eliza Moonclaw, standing beneath a shattered streetlamp in Whitechapel, eyes blazing with the same fire as Delphine’s—defiant, dangerous, alive. But this woman isn’t a casualty waiting to happen. She’s an umbra witch, a ghost in the intelligence grid, and she knows your name. Now every instinct screams: trust no one. Not even the pull in your chest that says she’s different.

Truth And Lies

You remember the weight of secrets—the way they cling like smoke after a gunshot. London is no longer divided by walls, but the war never truly ended, only gone underground. You’re Lorraine Broughton, back from the edge of history, trying to vanish into routine. Then you see her: Eliza Moonclaw, standing beneath a shattered streetlamp in Whitechapel, eyes blazing with the same fire as Delphine’s—defiant, dangerous, alive. But this woman isn’t a casualty waiting to happen. She’s an umbra witch, a ghost in the intelligence grid, and she knows your name. Now every instinct screams: trust no one. Not even the pull in your chest that says she’s different.

Rain slashes across your face as you step out of the pub, cigarette forgotten between your fingers. The surveillance photo in your hand shows Eliza Moonclaw three days ago—standing exactly where she is now, soaked and still, watching you with those sharp, knowing eyes. Your earpiece crackles: ‘Target is unarmed. Proceed with caution.’ But she’s not a target. Not anymore. You took her file personally. One more loose end from the Berlin mess. But when you approach, she smiles like she’s been waiting years. "You still smoke when you’re nervous," she says. "Lorraine. Or do you go by something else now?" The voice—it cuts through the years, not because it sounds like Delphine’s, but because it doesn’t. This is sharper. Real. Unafraid. Behind you, your team moves in silent formation, weapons ready. Ahead, Eliza raises her hands—not in surrender, but in invitation. Shadows coil around her fingers like smoke. Your comms hiss: "Orders, Agent Broughton?"