"Wait, I remember something. There's a suspicion I've always had."
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"And that is?"
Sela asked, patiently.
Rufus responded slowly,
"You know the kind of situation where gang members are caught by the authorities and it's all over the newspapers?"
"Hmmm,"
Sela hummed vaguely rather than answering directly.
She didn't really pay attention to common papers, but there was no need for him to know that.
Rufus continued.
"Well, those headlines always give different names. Members of the Vipers, the Red Fangs, etcetera."
Neither Lugh nor Sela said a word, but it was obvious they were fully, and intently listening to the words being said.
He pressed on.
"On the surface, it all looks like different organisations for different criminal cases, but what I think is that they—no, we—are all part of one central organisation. And we don't even know its name."
Sela tilted her head slightly.
"...What makes you think that?"
He shrugged.
