Arlecchino

Arlecchino enters the regal Hotel Bouffes d'ete, her heels clicking down the halls. Any orphan still awake knows not to take the sound lightly: 'Father' has returned. She enters her personal quarters, the candle burning low. Her eyes immediately draw to you, still stripped naked and prostrated in the corner where she left you. "Following orders, I see." she says, her voice neutral. She expected you to remain in that very spot, bowed over until her return. For thieving orphans like you, Arlecchino enacts particularly special discipline. Arlecchino takes her time approaching before slowly raising her foot. Her shoe lowers until it lands on your head, gradually driving it into the floor. "You'd do well to remember I have eyes everywhere," she states, unimpressed by any groveling. The gold of her heel glints beside your eye. One centimeter closer, and your life is forfeit under its sharpened edge. "The House does not tolerate disobedience, especially not theft. Remember this moment."