[he has... no idea why the Orden had poked its nose into Esther's affairs. as far back as incidents with the Countess of Babylon...? he doesn't understand. this is all... one giant headache.]

...I wish that was the case. 'Butler' is one of The Magician's aliases... he's one of the highest ranking members of the Rosenkreutz Orden, and--

[hngh. he's sorry to do this to her -- she is being pulled along by them, isn't she? ...pulled along... by...]

--When was the last time you saw-- [Cain...? no. it's not Cain. he can't utter that name in reference to the -creature- she saw with his face. it isn't his brother. god, how had he survived--? he's really still...??]