Political pressure and the demands of the Grand Madame felt like a physical weight. I needed this information.
"I have teams across Europe's digital perimeter, mapping potential Coven leak points, but as long as we don't know the real structure, we're just cutting leaves."
"Keep working. We need Ouroboros," I urged. *Project Ouroboros*. It was the codename that appeared repeatedly in the files we managed to extract before the North Madame shut down all access.
"I'm almost there," Agent D replied. "Damn, this is incredibly efficient. They haven't left any easy digital traces. This is a well-organized team. There was no panic after North Madame was captured. They anticipated this."
Then, the warning light on one of Agent D's terminals turned solid yellow.
"Wait," he said softly. "I've b
