It had been a few weeks since she had left bellatrix's side. Hermione was starting to miss her but kept her mind on the challenge ahead. She had been traveling the country alongside Draco and his two guards Rodrigo Carlisle and Skylor, Rodrigo was a strange character. He had a Russian accent, yet his skin was soo pale that any mark on him was extremely visable, he had sharp cainine teeth, that would suggest warewolf, but he just seemed strange. Not to mention his gold eyes that seemed so surreal. Both The guards were in their early twenties and seemed fairly kind. Skylor was quiet. He always had his Hood up and his long hair would cover his face, he hadn't spoken since they met a couple of weeks ago. It was getting dark and they had decided to light a fire outside the tent they had set up a fee hours ago. Rodrigo told Draco to get some wood and had said for skylor to go with him. This of course didn't happen so Draco went alone. Skylor stayed behind to guard hermione. hermione sat by the fire looking into the flames and getting lost in deep thoughts as Rodrigo was hanging from a tree above their heads eating berries and spitting the seeds out at various bugs. Skylor sat quietly by the fire, occasionally looking up to check hermione was okay. The sound of Rodrigo no longer spitting seeds everywhere brought hermione back to her senses. "What are you doing?" She asked looking up at him now he had climbed to a perching position. "Nothing." He replied, and jumped out landing with a large thud, and his coat around him like a hero. "Why do you two wear that? " hermione asked looking at the light armour chestpeices, leather gloves and mage cloaks. "Why?" Rodrigo mimicked before sitting down by skylor. "We wear this as our last link to the last legion,here" he crouched over showing hermione the good in the cloak. "Do you know what that says?" He asked. Leaning back to sit down again. Hermiones face was blank. She recognised the symbols from a book she read but could not firm words with them. "It says the one master of death,.you see. There can only be one master. And that is who claims the deathly hallows." His golden eyes were glowing with the fire. He stood up. "I was part of the last war with my friend Skylor here," his hand rested on the long dark haired wizard. Rodrigo looked up at the sky for a few moments when his eyes were diverted to where Draco had gone. The sound of twigs snapping only just became apparent to hermione and Draco stepped out from the cold mist that had formed.
His arms were full of wood and he threw them a few feet away from the fire. "We will have to move on tomorrow. " Draco said before walking past them and staring into the distance. "Harry will not be alone, I will return her in an hour. " he said before apoerating so fast no body could tell him not to. "No! Goddamn it!" Yelled Rodrigo. He threw a stone in the direction that Draco was stood seconds ago. "He's just like the rest of his family. Ignorant, stupid and downright oblivious." A sudden anger built in hermiones stomach and she leapt forward holding a dagger to his neck. "You better shut up now or I will cut your tongue out myself!" He lifted his arms in submission. She pulled away leaving a slight mark where the blade was pressed against his neck. "I'm sorry" he said and aligned his cloak, looking at a wide eyed Skylor who was now stood a few feet away from both of them. "Its fine skylor, sit down" Rodrigo demanded. His Russian accent was thick as he said so. Hermione relaxed a bit and looked at Rodrigo "we are going to have to interigate your friends " he said bluntly. "They are not my friends, not anymore. They we're always rude and spiteful. They used to threaten me because if my blood status, and behind everyone's back Harry used to take his anger out on me." Her eyes were filling up now. She lifted her hand to wipe a tear as Rodrigo came over and placed a protective hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry... blood status?" He said. Hermione looked up at him and while chewing her lip managed to state "I'm a bloody mudblood" her tears falling now. Rodrigo crouched by her and placed his hand under her chin, making her tear stained face look at him. "I'm glad I'm not the only one" he said and simpatheticaly laughed. "Whats up with you?" She said, a smile along her face. He stood up and looked into the sky. "Don't freak out " he said stepping back. His cainine teeth sharper then they we're before and grew by about an inch. "The dark lord threatened he would cut them off, so I had to serve him. I kinda like it now though." His teeth still prominent. "Do you have control of your teeth?" Hermione asked in awe of the two strange people in front if her. "Yes I do. Although I find having larger teeth helps when eating." He said before climbing the tree above them to get to a lonely crow. He was silent and jumped at the bird before it could process his presence. "Got ya!" Came his voice in the tree. "Oh who wants eggs tomorrow morning?" He said. Hermione laughed out loud and Rodrigo jumped from about fifteen feet from the tree. He had six eggs in his hands and a crow in his hand."I never liked the fact I was related to Diablo. Its an unfortunate mishap." He seemed so light footed and could do anything without dying. Skylor shot a fire ball at Rodrigo that was avoided and he protectivly stood in front of hermione. Hermione's arm shifted Rodrigo over. "Thats amazing!" She said looking at Skylor's hand. His hands were open and balls of fire we're settled in his fingers. His black eyes filled with flames. He stood back realizing hermiones complement before the sound of someone appirating became clear. Draco was stood a few feet away from all of them. "You got so bored you had to show her all the little 'powers' you have." Hermione looked in the direction the Draco was stood to see that down the hill there was a huge army if death eaters stood row by row, facing to the right of them. The crowd parted as five distinctive figures walked through. Draco turned and stepped aside. Skylor's flames died out and Rodrigo's teeth were now at normal size. The five figures were nearly fifty feet away from them. Stood in a V formation. From left to right stood narcissa, bellatrix,voldermort, Lucius and Rodulphus, who was bellatrix's ex husband. They stopped and voldermort stepped away from the four begins him. "Plans have changed " came his powerful voice. " they have bit replied to our statement. We are now at war." A twisted grin along his face. "Mr. Carlisle you will join Draco with his ranks." He commanded. Hermione stood by Skylor now as Draco left. Rodrigo turned ti hermione and mouthed one word. "Survive " she nodded and looked at voldermort. The fear making her shake uncontrollably. "Now, now " he said stepping forward. "You and Skylor shall join bellatrix and her fleet to take diagon alley. Leave no one alive if you must. You shall get the resurrection stone from there." He turned and walked away to join his army of no more then a thousand death eaters.
