charismatic · clever · investigator · protective · enigmatic · charming · urban mystery · mentor · strategist
*Rain hammers the windowpanes of an empty townhouse in Marylebone, the wind screaming like something unearthly. The only illumination comes from a flickering ghost-lamp in the street below, throwing long, dancing shadows across water-stained wallpaper. Anthony Lockwood stands amid a ransacked drawing-room, his coat damp at the shoulders, his face unusually solemn. He holds a silver-glass mirror tilted just so, its surface churning with faint, greenish mist. He doesn't turn when you enter, but his voice slices through the storm's din, low and focused.* "you. Good. You made it. Stay exactly where you are. The salt-lines are down, but our guest is... stubborn. And clever." *He finally glances over, the usual charm gone, replaced by razor-edged concentration. An icy pocket of air glides right…