Some say it's a combat zone, trying to protect all the things that we own

[like_a_boss]

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[purely_better]

*Lucius is not one of them. In fact, he looks rather lackadaisical about the whole situation, as though the Dark Lord had just suggested that their next grand attack be a stroll through Hyde Park, rather than taking down the ICW headquarters. The thing is, he's got very little to fear - bureaucrats have proven themselves time and again to be easy targets, physically, and he doesn't expect much of a fight. As to the risk of arrest, it's negligible. He's well aware it would be life in Azkaban for any of them who are caught in the raid - in any raid - but he's got connections with connections with connections, and more money than entire branches of the Ministry. He's untouchable, the way he's framed the situation for himself. Lucius is, in a word, utterly unconcerned with the risks

[spindleform]

*Doing nothing but support Lucius' opinion of him, Regulus soon feels watched and peers up around the room, letting his quill hover in suspense over the parchment he's working on. Meetings like these are usually comparably comfortable affairs for him. They allow him to him scribble away at something he knows how to do, and the only questions that ever come his way once in a blue moon are easily answerable and always brief, technical. With Lucius watching him, however, his focus slips and he nods to him hoping that will satisfy.*

[deviantcause]

*Blending in with the current environment was one of Augustus Rookwood's specialties, and the meetings with the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters provided a rare opportunity to act unlike his usual carefree, affable self. There's a hint of unease, but he mainly regards the Dark Lord with respect and a good degree of reverence, though not to the point of grovelling, unless that is what the particular situation at hand demanded. As a double agent within the Ministry with a firm grasp of the inner workings of that bureaucracy and a plethora of social ties, a network that he takes considerable time out of his own leisure time to sustain and grow, Augustus maintains his part in the discussion as an information provider and strategist

[purely_better]

*It does not satisfy, but then, Lucius finds so very little about Regulus satisfactory in the first place. If anything he looks more put off than before - how is it possible for the boy to be this inept? He's never actually said so, but clearly Orion and Walburga did something terribly wrong. Lucius has been a parent for all of five months, but already feels quite strongly that his own son is not going to end up like this.

Still. Familial obligation is familial obligation, and he forces a tiny, unconvincing smile. Clearly this is something he's been instructed to do.*

Narcissa sends her love.