The baron frowned when Jack said he wanted to interrogate the last surviving assassin.  As much as he would like to find a way to get at the person who hired the group, he also knew Jack did not exactly have an 'ethical' background.  He might be able to garner some information but at what cost?  He could not let the actions of someone under his employment reflect poorly on his family, he had trouble enough keeping his family's reputation alive with just all the incidents with his daughter being constantly discussed among the gentry.

His need to protect his daughter won out in the end.  [color=6ecff6]"You may do as you wish, out of sight and report back to me."[/color]  The baron felt he could allow a little bending, if it would ultimately help out his daughter.

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It did not take long for the grounds to be moved away from the carnage and soon nearly everyone in the household had come out to join in the festivities.  Pies, ales, wines, plenty of fruit, cheeses, breads, and various other items to eat and drink were being based around.  The baron looked at his daughter with a smile, with his wife beside him.  

The Lady of the House was a pretty red-head with porcelin skin who appeared quite fragile.  It was unfortunate but her appearance was actually quite in line with her physically.  She was not very strong, had frequent ailments and in general was not up to the task of taking care of a daughter who almost died every Tuesday.  Every moment she could spend time with her daughter was precious but the emotional and physical toil often kept her away for her own safety.

At the moment, the noble couple looked warmly at the scene of Veronica playing a game called Freeze-Run.  It was a simple game where one person was the Gate-Wizard who guarded a section of ground that the others were attempting to run across.  The Gate-Wizard would have their back to them, people would try to run but then the Gate-Wizard would 'cast' a freeze spell and turn around.  Anyway still in motion would 'shatter' and be sent back to the beginning.

At the moment a good bit of the help had been roped into playing as Veronica played the role of the Gate-Wizard to perfection.  [color=bc8dbf]"Mhahahah.  You shall not pass!  Thou shall never make it to the other side!"[/color]  Complete with a giant Wizard hat the baron had acquired in the city a while ago, Veronica grinned at everyone who was stalk still.  [color=bc8dbf]"Hmm, I must recharge my magics, it will only be a moment."[/color]  Veronica turned around and started to mumble non-sense, signaling everyone involved to start running.

After a few seconds, Veronica spun around a little too quickly while yelling, [color=bc8dbf]"Freeze!"[/color], forcing her to use one hand to hold onto the ridiculously large purple, wide-brimmed, hat.  Her free hand was pointed at the contestants, with an opened palm and fingers splayed apart for dramatic effect as if she had just cast the spell.  Most managed to stop but one of the servants was in too awkward a pose and crashed to the ground.

Veronica tried to make the sound of breaking ice and would not have been very convincing had she not raised up her hands as if signaling an explosion of epic proportions.  [color=bc8dbf]"Boom!  Jill you're broken!  Back to the start."[/color]  The servant laughed and did as she was told.

[color=f7976a]"I hope moments like this never end."[/color]  The Lady of the house whispered to her husband and slipped a dainty hand into his.  The baron could only nod in agreement and bask in his daughters cuteness and his wife's kindness.  It was moments like these he fought for, each and every day.