Prologue
April, 5, 5523
The stars covered the dark night as the sound of quick footsteps climbed up the stairs of the Lechat family villa.
"Lechat?" a mysterious woman dressed in a dirty coat knocked on the door, hugging something in her arms. "Lechat? Are you there?"
Soon, the door opened a crack, and a handsome man wearing glasses answered. His demeanor was watchful, and an air of intense confidence tightly coiled around him. "What are you doing in the middle of the night?" he asked.
"I know, but I have no time to explain," the woman said, sobbing. "Just... help me take care of her, please."
She showed him the baby she held, who had fallen asleep, safe and sound.
"What?" the man looked around the house. "No, I can't help you or keep your children."
"You only have to take care of her for about three months! After that, I'll come back and pick her up. She's the only descendant of Rivière."
The man sighed and looked around the villa area, then reached out his hands. "Joyce, you owe me one."
"I know," the woman said and used Disapparition to vanish into the air.