<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">For a few dark, harrowing days the motley bunch of individuals all followed paths of breadcrumbs on their own that ultimately would have them unite. Brígh, Joss and Cassandra  encountering a female supernatural being  that reeked of death that almost claimed their lives while Tegan, Jarl and Hella fought a lion-headed man more that 12' tall. With traces found and investigations done they ultimately cornered the woman responsible for the deaths of the knight and the mage, Alexandra. The battle would be remembered in dark memories as she could gather darkness to envelop light, and she could control the dead and undead better than any Necromancer. In the end though, Hella had managed to neutralize her undead minions long enough for the others to take her down. Though before she died she had uttered a cryptic promise of "The Hot Gate will break, and Acheron will join with the Thames...And Hades will be here. Fallen Queens hold no power here in the future." Celaning it up fell to the Alpha Squad who had been bloodied by the undead minions of Alexandra earlier of the final day. For the Hirelings the pay was phenomenal, two thousand quids each. Those who did not serve as mercenaries got the thanks of their organizations and the city for taking care of a very dangerous threat to public safety.<br/>And with that, things settled down for a week and a half of peace for Brígh and daily routines of training, paperwork and the occasional monster hunt for Cassandra before they both find themselves sitting in one of the cramped offices belonging to the Alpha squad at their bunker-like HQ standing on top the ruins of Parliament. To the magically knowledgeable the  wards on the buildings were impressive, and they could most likely withstand just about anything. The 3' thick concrete walls would keep physical threats out. To each of them there had been a letter delivered, about a request for their aid in a case of some importance to the city of London and praising their job with the Broken Heart Killer. So, here they are in chair that are barely comfortable and waiting for whoever will speak to them to arrive.</span>