The Father of Killers

The knock at the door came shortly after W departed. Standing at the door was an older man, likely in his later 30s, with long wavy hair reaching down to his belt and a clean shaven face. His features looked sharped, and his eyes were narrowed as if carefully studying each of the members of the House of the Rising Sun present. He offered his hand to Grim, who simply looked at it as his hands were full of tomatoes.

"I am Zoldyck Maldorf. I have been hired to watch over you for an extended period of time. I will keep away from your group largely, but wanted to introduce myself."

Zoldyck explained he was the head of the Maldorf family, and father to Jack and responsible for his and his sibling's training. Though he gave little about his actual abilities away, it was clear he was strong, with bulky muscles bulging from the clothing he wore. He didn't appear to carry on weapons on his person.

"The assassin looking for you was hired by the royal courts, so he will have documentation to go anywhere he wants. They've done a good job keeping exactly who hidden, but I have my ideas of who it will be, as does W. Regardless, I won't let anything happen to you as long as you're in the city. He'll strike before you can leave to gather up your forces and start their march, I'm very certain of it." With that, he bid the group farewell and left the room.