Antecessors

In the hall of the mansion of the Secret Intelligence Department manor, Thales stood before a portrait that faced the entrance corridor.

"This is Leinster Covendier," Raphael said from behind him.

The man in the portrait was elegant and well-dressed. He sat on a red leather chair and was fiddling with a half-unsheathed dagger in his hands—a cold gleam reflected from the blade and there was a precious stone embedded on the sheath.

"One of the six knights under the King of Renaissance—Deadly Iris."

Hearing this name and moniker, Thales seemed to realized something. He looked towards the tapestry under the frame:

[Leinster P.T. Covendier, Before 27—20]