About this story
You and your brother Diavolo slip past a nursery guard to settle whether the dinner centerpiece is glass or water, and his hidden penknife opens an artery in his thigh before the argument is decided. Evadne Frayling's quick tourniquet saves him, but dawn brings a punishment that finally splits the twins apart.
How it opens
Fraylingay received you and Diavolo with barred windows and servants counting exits.
Lady AdelineAngelica, this visit will prove that my children can enter a house conventionally.
Your twin examined the staircase vines while you examined the keys left inside the doors.
Conventional entrances are wasted when architecture supplies alternatives.
Mr Hamilton-WellsOne quiet evening, children. Regard that as privilege, not punishment.
Choose
Define quiet before Diavolo discovers a musical interpretation.
We will be invisible until someone asks where we went.
If the guests behave, we shall follow their example.