"Instead, he said he had taken precautions and that my place was to stay by The Dark Lord's side." A grim look went over his face. "I had to play the part of a loyal Death Eater, and pretend that the plans to kill her son didn't bother me. I still had to go on raids. I avoided killing people if possible up until then. But in the final days, nothing was sacred anymore. I had my part to play. Do you know how many innocent people I had to kill to ensure my position to protect Lily, James, and Harry?"