It has been two years since the battle of Notre Dame and the death of the Claude Frollo and still Gypsy's were being mistreated though not as often as they were when he was alive. The new Minister of Justice was also cruel towards them though he gave them proper trials before hanging or burning, and he didn't try to assert his power to control everyone around him like the Minister before him. After the death of Claude Frollo his relatives had been notified and to everyone's relief none of them had stepped forward to claim him or pay respect. This had caused a wide rumor to spread among the townsfolk and Gypsy's: "What if he had no family?"
Of course there were those who waved the rumor aside and started a new one: "His family is too ashamed of him. He after all has shamed the family name an they don't want to show that they had any connection to him."
The date was January first. Five days until the Festival of Fools and everyone was at work preparing for the event. Everything was abuzz and children played in the road. But there was still an air of worry and fear that had been rekindled by a new piece of gossip that had spread through the Gypsy's and a number of the townsfolk. A Frollo was coming to the Festival and they all feared the worst to come of it.