Clarisa's Florist

Ralph watched from the upper window of his office as two men in black robes stepped out of Red Boots. He exhaled deeply, shifting his gaze to the man dressed entirely in black—the assassin who had intervened downstairs to stop the five drunken men from attacking the two girls.

"Are you certain we shouldn't inform Lord Alger?" asked the masked assassin, his voice slightly muffled but still strangely clear.

Ralph scowled. "If we tell him that his still-recovering little sister, who needs to have her head bandaged, sneaked out without permission and a single escort, he'll lose his mind! I still want to live a long life, Gilbert."

The assassin, Gilbert, sighed. He understood all too well how terrifying Alger Gwendolyn could be when angered or when things didn't go according to plan.