Disclaimer: Victor Hugo created Les Misérables as well as the wonderful character Javert. I own no part of the book or any other adaptations of the wondeful story.

A/N: Aside from Eponine I'd have to say Javert is my favorite character. His actions throughout the book were truly perplexing yet at the same time undeniably interesting. I saw him as two sides of one coin, because there are two sides to his character (in the book at least). So thus I felt compelled to write a small drabble/character study on how I saw Javert each time I read the book.

Devotion to Duty

A man's appearance can tell you many things about his habits. However, if you look into a man's eyes you can sometimes see the little secrets he keeps tucked underneath. Their eyes are my window into their souls for if I look deep enough I can sense the guilt they keep lodged deep within their guilty hearts. I suppose you could compare me to a wolf if you'd like; I can follow the invisible trail guilty convicts leave behind.

The truly puzzling thing that I find in these men as that they always believe that my actions are unjustified. It is as if they try to exchange roles, and I become the wretched villain in their fairytale. You may see me that way if it pleases you. Humans like to paint little pictures in their head to justify the crimes they commit, and to them I am always the monster that lurks in the shadows. Perhaps some aspects of their delusions are true. That is my job after all, and I will always be the wolf preying in darkness.