and the crows gather.

"I don't like this."

Lynn Brightwell stood outside the ruined building as Rosweiss Metropolitan Police roped off the area. An effigy of the Holy Order lay beside her feet, inky shadows still clinging to the metal. 

The church itself had been ravaged by the Deep, churned from the inside out; the shadows had torn apart pews, shattered windows, and sliced through bodies with abandon.

"Sorry for calling you out here on such short notice, but we really need all the help we can get."

A young, fresh-faced RMP sergeant stood beside Lynn, her cheeks looking a little green. Her black hair was curled into a bob, and her jacket was open to reveal a white shirt clinging to her stomach. Her skin was olive-brown—perhaps she was of Rastian descent—and she easily stood a full foot higher than Lynn, thanks in part to her high-heeled boots.