Elena's black car drove smoothly through the dark night. Beside her, Nathan sat in silence, occasionally glancing at Elena, who seemed to be seriously staring at her cell phone screen.

"I thought you'd be relieved after Nuno was arrested," Nathan muttered at last.

Elena didn't answer immediately. She opened her contact list and selected a name labeled *"Only If Desperate."*

"You know I'm never really relieved before the game is over," she said quietly. "Nuno is just the surface. We haven't touched the mastermind yet."

She pressed the call button.

The connection was made.

A deep, heavy voice greeted her from the other side.

"Hello, Queen Elena."

"I need your...