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He'd seen her as soon as she'd arrived in Rome, of course. Gone out of his way, risked discovery, even. After sixty years in hiding, he risked everything. But it was worth it. She hadn't changed in all that time - not that he'd expect her to, but it was still the thrill of the knowledge.

And dammit, if she hadn't been wearing boots. He might have avoided her, just led the Cabal on a merry chase through the underground of Rome, Helen none the wiser to the threat. But her in those fabulous leather boots? How could he resist?

So he'd let her know that he was there, alive, and back out of hiding. And yes, the Cabal was chasing her as well as him, but the thrill of it...

It felt good to be alive again.

Five months, three weeks, four days. That is how long it had taken him to set foot in Magnus' new Sanctuary. He began by grieving, then upon figuring out the truth, sulking, and then by working it out.

Will vanishing wasn't surprising. Not that Nikola ever really cared about the protege, anyway. But when Henry vanished, Nikola took note. After everything, it wasn't like Henry, especially not when he was going to be a father in the near future. But after a bit of digging around, the wolf's girlfriend... or whatever she was - had vanished too.

Interesting.

It took research, figuring out where there was a huge power drain that there shouldn't be, and eventually he was walking along tunnels, feeling the power drain next the other side of them. What the hell was it?