1 The Gardener

As the boy, only 19 years of age was snipping his scissors at the plant in the vast garden, he noticed a ladybug land on his scissors, enticing him with the beautiful wings of red and black. "LEO!" a shout rang across the garden, "GET BACK TO CUTTING NOW!" It was the head butler, Leo's boss, who was rather obese, with a long beard, and a tight suit. His name was Benjamin Frank and an ex-military general who had never lost his ability to yell as loud as a foghorn. " Ok!" Leo shouted back, then shook the ladybug off of his scissors.

After the long day of cutting, pulling, and digging was done, he trudged through the weeds and ferns back to the employee bathroom, where he washed his hands, washed his face, and took his gardening clothes off and put on his regular black pants, white shirt, and purple bow tie. The bow tie had been a gift from his mother before she got pneumonia and died, and he took great care of it, washing it every day, not getting it dirty, and stitching it whenever it was torn.

When he stepped out of the bathroom, he was met with Benjamin, staring down at him. "Mr.Frank, is there something that you need?" Leo asked, scared that he had done something wrong. "You have been called by Mr.Orion. Go see him in his office." Leo was confused in why he was being called, "Have I done something wrong?" he asked, hoping for no to be the answer. "We. Will. See." Benjamin drew out, making Leo feel much less confident than he was before.

As he started walking through the mansion of silver and gold, he found himself fiddling with his bow tie, and when he realized he was, he dropped his hands down to his side. He started towards the door, with a gold handle, and a carving of a raven in the silver and black metal. He knocked only once before he heard a smooth voice roll out the words, "come in." Leo cautiously took a grab at the handle, feeling it's smooth texture, then turned it to open the door.