The-Clandestine-Agencies (VII) [Chapter 261]

“I don’t-I don’t know what’s in there-” The woman paused as she glanced toward the syringe floating in the air. “-but it supposedly knocks out a person for at least 4 hours. There-There is an antidote, but I don’t have it with me” The woman finished explaining with a small stutter.

“See, it wasn’t that hard, was it?” Harry asked with a smile as he placed the syringe down on the table.

“Ple-Please, plea-please, no more” The woman started to beg as huge ugly tears started to roll out of her eyes. Right now, the woman was a bloody mess. Blood could be seen dripping out of her mouth as Harry had pulled out a few of her teeth and all of her fingers were missing. That wasn’t all though, her body was sporting burn marks all over.

“Shh. Shhh. Shhh” Harry placed a finger on her lips and he shushed her. “There is no need for that. I promised you that I am not going to hurt you anymore, didn’t I? You simply need to keep answering my questions and that is it” Harry spoke with a small smile on his face and even though the woman continued to sob, she nodded her head in understanding.

“Alright. Let’s move on” Harry clapped his hands and Conjured a glass of water. “Here, have a drink” Harry held the glass for her and the woman hungrily took a few gulps, sating her raw throat. “Now, what were you planning to do with my Godfather?” Harry asked as he placed the glass on the nearby table.

“I was supposed to knock him out and take it to the team waiting outside. That was my mission” The woman answered after taking a few long breaths. “I swear I don’t know what they were planning to do to him!” The woman added hysterically, afraid that Harry might hurt her again since she didn’t know what they were planning to do with Sirius Black.

“Don’t worry, I believe you” Harry assured her. “The team waiting for you, are they still out there?” Harry asked with a hint of interest in her voice.

“I-I don’t know” The woman answered honestly, but this time she wasn’t as afraid as before for not knowing an answer. Instead of saying anything, Harry simply turned toward Sirius and the man immediately understood what his Godson was trying to say.

“Will you need some help?” Tonks asked when Sirius started to leave.

“Don’t worry, I will return after taking a look. I don’t plan to attack them or anything” Sirius waved his hand dismissively as he walked out of the room.

“What can you tell me about the other attacks? Did you know about them?” Harry asked.

“I can give-give you the names” The woman offered and Harry nodded his head in understanding. He had already caught the ones who attacked Himera, now he simply needed to catch the people who had attacked and kidnapped Theodore Tonks.

“Good, we will come to that later” Harry nodded his head with a satisfied look on his face before he turned toward the door as Sirius returned to the room. “Did you see anyone?” Harry asked.

“No, there is no one outside there” Sirius answered with a disappointed look on his face.

“We-We are ordered to cut-cut our losses if a mission goes sideways” The woman added on her own, but there was a clear look of betrayal in her eyes.

“Don’t worry, I am going to get them too. Now, who do you work for?” Harry asked. This was something he was dying to know, but he knew that he needed to take his time. The woman was extremely loyal to whoever she worked for. He needed to chip away at her loyalty before this question.

The woman seemed to hesitate at the question and Harry started to wonder if he needed to remind her what would happen if she didn’t answer her question, but before Harry could decide on the next course of action, the woman started to speak. “...I work for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, or S.H.I.E.L.D for short” The woman answered in a hollow tone.

“Wow!” Harry whistled, looking impressed. “That is quite an impressive name. So, what did I ever do to become their enemy?” Harry asked, looking curious. He knew that he had done an awful lot of stuff, a lot of immoral stuff, but he wanted to know why this S.H.I.E.L.D was coming after him. The reason might help him understand their motivations.

“I don’t know! I swear I don’t know! I am basically a grunt. They simply give me the orders and I carry them out” The woman denied vehemently, earning a bland look from Harry. “Please, I swear I don’t know. You have to believe me!” The woman begged as once again her eyes started to fill up with tears.

“Alright. Alright, I believe you. No need to overexert yourself” Harry smoothly assured her. Since she was already playing ball with him, there was no reason to go hard on her. “By the way, what can you tell me about the Wizard and Witches working with you?” Harry asked. He decided not to use the term Wixen since there was a chance that she may not know it.

Once again, after hesitating for a bit, she started to speak. “I-I think, I should know who they are, but I don’t know…” The woman trailed off with a blank look on her face and from that, Harry knew that Magic was at play, so instead of wasting any more time, he simply entered her mind, and just like he expected, there was Magic at play.

While it was a complicated piece of Magic, it wasn’t much. He easily unraveled the Magic and the woman seemed to blink in realization. “I remember now! They are called Royal Mages, but I don’t know why” The woman answered instantly.

“I see” Harry nodded his head in understanding. “By the way, where is your base?” Harry asked and the woman started to explain where their base was…