Special chapter coming on my BFF's b-day (5/27)!! Vote in the comments: Idol AU 🎤 or High School AU 🏫?
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"Your taste in interior design is quite to my liking," I complimented, marveling at the artwork on the walls as I passed through the foyer.
The woman chuckled.
"What a sweet girl you are, Lady Columbina. I'm certain that you will make a splendid addition to the ranks of the Fatui Harbingers."
"Ah, you flatter me, Countess."
The couple led us to a small dining room, where several plates of food had been placed in a decorative arrangement. Without even a word to exchange, Scaramouche took the seat at the end of the table, reserved for the head of the household, and placed his feet on the table shamelessly.
"Your best red wine."
A cupbearer immediately came rushing to Scaramouche's side, pouring him a glass.
Count Vitsky glanced at his wife, but, as Scaramouche held the highest power in the room, he resigned himself to a humble seat beside the countess.
All of a sudden, a tall, handsome young man with chartreuse eyes and ivory-colored hair entered the dining hall, dressed in a cream double-breasted coat with green accents and black breeches.
"Good morning, Mother, Father," he said softly. "And I respectfully greet Lord Scaramouche, Esteemed Harbinger."
I extended my hand to him, and, kneeling down, he pressed his lips to it with tender grace.
"Might I ask, to whom do I owe this honor?" he asked, his voice luminous and mellow.
Countess Vitsky chimed in. "Lady Columbina, this is our son, Erik Vitsky. Sweetheart, Lady Columbina is to be a Fatui Harbinger in a few days' time. Treat her with utmost respect and kindness."
Erik's gaze did not flicker from me. "Of course, Mother."
Quietly, he took a seat beside me.
The count cleared his throat.
"Your Grace, if you would allow me to describe the recent happenings in greater detail," he suggested.
I nodded, and Scaramouche responded with a tap of his finger.
"On the seventeenth of March, a maid reported to me that she had discovered ice crystals in the cellar and a mess made of the wine stored there. However, upon close inspection, she did not see any signs of an intruder, and there is no way to enter the cellar without entering through the servant's quarters or taking a direct route through the home. Thus, according to a thorough investigation my butler and I conducted, I am certain that, one, whoever broke into our wine cellar was not looking for a good barrel of our prized wine; two, the intruder is a seasoned master of espionage; and three, the criminal here is really not a 'who', but a 'what'."
I pondered this information carefully, weighing each possible outcome in my mind, but my thoughts were interrupted by Scaramouche's immediate verdict.
"The work of the Abyss."
"Most likely a Cryo mage," I responded in agreement.
"Lord Scaramouche and Lady Columbina, would you like to inspect the wine cellar after your meal?" the countess asked, shocked at our lightning-quick judgment.
"Allow me the honor," Erik offered. "Father, I know you have been busy recently. Please, get some rest."
I noticed the age in the features of the count as he replied, "Thank you, son."
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