Bellatrix gave him a satisfied smirk. "It's not a secret we can keep forever, but yes I understand the risks."
"But it's not as if I'm not a target already - our movements have been somewhat restricted ever since I came to power," she said, her eyes gazing off towards one wall. "If they think me weak because of this, they will find themselves in quite the predicament." Her lips pulled back into a sneer, followed by a cackle of laughter at the thought.
"It was Vaisey again. Cassius Vaisey. You remember, that same Auror who thought to capture me at the Cornfoots. And the bitch he calls 'Susan.'" She snickered a bit to herself. "If I could get that woman alone, she would be an easy kill. Together, they are a bit on the formidable side - they work well as partners. But it's Vaisey that had illusions of grandeur when it comes to me. He'd rather capture than kill me it seems - keep me as some sort of trophy, perhaps?"
The water was intensely cool against her throat, but she had to swallow back the new bout of nausea that filling her stomach had produced.
"Yes, let's just get it over with," she murmured, knowing that he would simply pester her about it until she agreed. Besides, perhaps when they got there, he'd let her play with the Greengrass'.