<strong>Rudolpho and Alexis, heading into the house</strong><br/><br/>He kept his voice down, speaking directly to the woman holding his hand with her bound ones.  "So, what is your name?"<br/><br/>He led her up several twists and turns, entering a tower on the property.  "My room is up this way.  And... "  He nodded a bit.  "Your lack of a struggle is appreciated.  I'm a bit new at this..."<br/><br/>Rudolpho dug in a pocket of his cloak, pulling out a single coin-sized object.  "Hmmm.  See this?  Can you focus on it?"  He said as they slowly climbed the stairs.  "Just keep watching the coin, please."  He showed it to her, and for the first time she would nocitce that the coin has several white and black whorls on it.  In fact, it was a bit hard to look away from, once you saw it...