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“Maybe the fact that I killed people and tortured an innocent girl.”

“That doesn’t mean you’re a monster, Ky. You weren’t yourself when you did those things. You’re better than all this and you know it.”

“I’m a monster, Tess.”

“Of course you’re not,” Tessa said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. “Who the fuck told you otherwise?” she added, suddenly getting angry and protective.

“Please leave me alone. I can apologise all I want but no one will believe it.”

“Kyra? What’s going on?” Tessa asked, immediately putting her arm around her younger sister after noticing her state.

“Don’t mention it,” Cedric responded with a huff. Looking at her, Cedrics expression furrowed in all corners of his face. A part of him, at hearing she was an original, was instantly afraid of her. Something about her being alive so long intimidated him. But he pushed that fear aside, focusing on the job that had to be done. “Go in there and distract them.” He advised her. “Trust me, go.” 

Finding it difficult to read his sudden change in expression, Tessa decided to shake it off and pick it up at a different time. Currently there were more important matters at hand. “Whatever you say, champ,” she said popping the ‘p’ and saluting him in a caricature-like manner. Without another word, Tessa used her speed to entered the room. Already having their attention, she proceeded to pretend as though her sudden had not happened as she talked to them in a slow and low tone. All intrigued, they cautiously listened to her as she began to explain a situation with the fuse box that was most likely a lie for Cedric’s benefit. Tessa wasn’t sure how long she was meant to stall, yet she continued to blab on about the boiler room and how she couldn’t quite work the fuses.

“Well since you asked so nicely…” she sneered sarcastically, turning away from him.

“Goodbye, sweetheart,” Milo waved, turning on his heel.

“Oh thank god, at least someone’s not boring.”

“Not gonna lie-- I’m sort of offended by that. I’m the least boring Grindelwald there is. Well, excluding the total psychopath of the family tree.”

“Thanks,” Cedric whispered, as to not be heard. As Tessa killed the men Cedric kicked open room doors, making sure there was no one else in sight. As he turned the corner, he smirked softly at the bodies, unperturbed by the fact that they were dead. Though Cedric had compassionate for human life, knowing these men wanted to kill his people made him dismiss his feelings for them. As she spoke, a man with gun, loaded with a stake shot at Tessa. Not knowing she was an original, he assumed it would kill her. Putting his hand out, he stopped the stake before it could get to her, turning it around and using it to pierce through the mans heart. He clutched the stake, falling to the ground. Looking back at Tessa to make sure she was alright, Cedric continued quietly down the hall, looking for the room they were all hiding in. Coming across a large conference room with glass windows looking in, Cedric stepped back around the corner, looking at Tessa. “I’ll go alone. They probably have plenty of those stakes…” 

A little shocked at both his quick reaction time and the fact that Cedric had been willing to grab the stake from the man’s hand and stab him with it. “Thanks,” she whispered in a tone almost identical to the one Cedric had used previously. Unusually, Tessa was in a bit of shock at the close encounter. Although she couldn’t die that easily, it had been a while since somebody had dared to point a stake at her. Regardless, Tessa followed Cedric closely and quietly until the approached a corner. While Cedric stepped around to check, Tessa used her sensitive hearing the noise from the conference room giving the impression of a full room. Cedric couldn’t go alone in there. “No, don’t worry about it. I’m an original-- it would be inconvenient if I got stabbed, but it won’t kill me. Besides, I want to help,” Tessa replied in a whisper.

“It is indeed, you haven’t come to lecture me have you? Because I might just have to snap your neck.”

“Lecture you? Oh no dear-- I more concerned with why you started without me.”

“So, are you going to leave, because I need to lock up now.”

“Well since you asked so nicely...” she sneered sarcastically, turning away from him.