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Caius had known he would have to prove his identity. The last time he had been seen and known in public, he had been thirteen and had done a lot of growing in the five years since. Plus, even then he hadn't made it a habit to take trips to Noble houses.
Anyway, he had come along with a seal stamped with the Von Helsing Family Crest in preparation for this little snag in the plans of the day. He was still eyed with suspicion because, at best the insignia identified him as someone carrying a message and at worst, it identified him as someone who just wished to lie about his affiliation to a noble house to enter the home of a second Noble house.
He and Arlette were told to leave their Carriage just outside the Estate's massive Gates and were then escorted to the main buildings.
Arlette twirled her fingers and a purple haze surrounded her and Calus's heads.
"So what's the plan?" She asked and sounded annoyed that this was the first time she was asking that.
