Ashley was astounded by Vera's plan, writing her own history with Fleur vaporizing into dust at the end of her 500-year reign.

It would drive a wedge between the Griffins and Fleur while crushing morale, which just illustrated the sheer brilliance of the plan.

Most of all, she was providing a reward for a contest hosted anonymously and not investing capital into a creative project, which kept the risk of being traced minimal.

If it were an investment, no matter how many shell companies were