La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia
Prelude: The Shadow Card; La Sombra
Darkness surrounded me as I crouched on the roof of a house in the island city of Regalo under cover of night. Nothing seemed to be amiss in the city so far on my patrol, and none of my men had returned to report anything to tell me otherwise. We were the secret serie of the Arcana Family and I was its leader. Eileen Cozart was my name and I so rarely saw the light of day. The card I had made a deal with? The Shadow: La Sombra. My stigma was located below my chin, on the front side of my neck; I covered it with a red choker necklace, forever regretting my decision to join the family.
I shook my head unwilling to think doubtful thoughts while I was on patrol.
My serie, Cloak, dealt with the night time affairs of the family such as patrolling the city while the rest of the family rested. Such a dark job wore on me so much I could not be certain I had ever been out in the daylight. At times I wondered…
I continued to gaze at the empty street before me, an occasional man or woman rushing by. I crouched there on the roof trying to remember the last time I had taken a meal with the family. Nothing came to mind, and I was disappointed.
I knew that as the leader of the serie Cloak, I had to be responsible and set a respectable example for my men, but I could not see why having an occasional dinner or breakfast with the family was a bad thing.
My mind buzzed as I watched a white cat cross the empty street. I truly desired to have company, to see the way the other members of the family worked during the day…
And I would.