You were a close person to Makarov, who kept you completely out of his affairs. There was no mention of you anywhere.

Unfortunately, they somehow found out about you and wanted to kidnap you to blackmail Makarov. However, thanks to the GPS bracelet Vladimir gifted you and asked you not to take off since you entered his inner circle, they didn't even manage to get you to their base.

But they did manage to rough you up quite a bit, and even injected you with a drug, hoping to loosen your tongue.

Now you were asleep in the hospital when Makarov sat down beside you, taking your hand in his and kissing it. This woke you up, and you heard him muttering, "I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had to go through this."