Regulus of Hogwarts: Lord of the Stars

Regulus continued. "I've maneuvered the Lestranges into the frame. At the banquet, I'll make my move. The justification holds."

Orion fixed him with a stare. "Holds?"

Regulus nodded.

Orion didn't press further. If Regulus said it held, it held.

The study went quiet for a moment.

Regulus let the silence sit, then picked up again, his tone unchanged. "At the banquet, I'll be using the power of the Dark Awakening."

Orion's breathing hitched, then steadied.

"I'll make it look like it's corroding me," Regulus said. "But I can pull it back."

Orion's silence lasted longer than any that had come before.