Chéri blinked back “You… are a Carrington,” Chéri had heard that name often enough in the last few days he could make a connection “You didn’t say you are a Carrington. You only said Darius.” They concluded. Chéri prevented themselves from gulping, while the other read their mind.

Chéri blinked slowly and took any emotion away from their face, including the staggering light that always made their eyes alive and filled with a joie de vivre that had made them so successful in life until now. Chéri breathed in deeply and in the end Chéri concluded “You will pay me well, monsieur.” Without going on about any other danger and took to hiking towards the house. They had decided to take the risk in full, but they were not going to pretend it wasn’t a risk.