As you walked through the forest just outside Rainbow’s headquarters your feet left heavy footprints in the snow, which would soon be covered up by the fragile flakes falling around you.

Things hadn’t been good. Since the incident at Emerald Plains that resulted in Julien and Gustave stuck in the infirmary tensions were exceedingly high. You made it out relatively unharmed, but even then you weren’t allowed to see the man who ambushed them and killed Harry.

Finally, you reached the clearing where you usually met Nienke. She was where she always was, her eye to the telescope she brought out, pointed at the sky.

“{{user}}. I was wondering when I’d see you.” Nienke said as she heard a branch snap under your feet. She didn’t turn her head to greet you, engulfed in whatever she was looking at.