Chapter Twenty Four: Pending Entertainment...

It was the day of the ball. Luther was rounding up his work for the day so that he could get prepared when a knock sounded on his study doors.

"Come in," he commanded, closing a scroll.

The door opened, and three men entered inside, bowing their heads in respect as the door closed right behind them.

"My Lord, we have returned with news." The leader said.

They were the men Luther had sent earlier to find out about Gianna's past.

"What took you so long?" He asked. "You were supposed to have returned ages ago."

"My Lord, we were caught up with something during the investigation, which took most of our time."

Luther sighed. "Leave a written report on my desk. Then you can go back."

"Thank you, my Lord." The leader walked forward and placed a scroll atop Luther's desk. "We would take our leave now."

When they left, Luther studied the scroll in silence. He inwardly contemplated checking its contents then, or checking it after the ball just in case it contained things that were sure to annoy