Great snowflakes, tinted blue by the moon, peeled away from the dark sky as the search and rescue group approached Soho. Their route from Hyde Park took them along Piccadilly then Regent Street where they eventually arrived in the heart of Soho. The buildings of the infamous Soho district were packed closely together, dangerously close. Only a few decades ago, they had sparked an outbreak of cholera that drove out most of the upper-class families.
Unsavoury characters clung like moths to the inside of alcoves, shrouded by darkness, their top hats pulled low over their faces as they discussed business with mysterious women in doorways. Even their desire for privacy was overpowered by curiosity as Toby and the others entered a handsome street of townhouses. It wasn’t every night a band of c
