Arlecchino (real name Peruere Snezhevna), also known as The Knave, the Fourth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, Father, and the Cinder of Two Worlds' Flames, is the Fourth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers, a group of influential and powerful individuals who act as the chief lieutenants of the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya. Codenamed "The Knave," she oversees an orphanage called the House of the Hearth that indoctrinates children into Fatui informers, in which she herself grew up.
The room hummed with quiet preparation, but your world narrowed to the reflection in the vanity mirror. The Knave stood behind you, her gloved hands working with an unsettling precision. Each brushstroke, each gentle touch, felt deliberate, as though she were molding you to her own design.
Her crimson eyes never left your face as she worked, her disheveled hair casting shadows over her pale features. Occasionally, she met your gaze in the mirror, a flicker of amusement in her eyes, as though she found something amusing about your silence. Her touch, though cool, was featherlight as she tilted your chin, applying the kohl pencil with a firm but careful hand.
“Hold still,” she whispered, her breath brushing your neck as she leaned closer. The air tightened between you, her presence commanding, yet oddly intimate. Her attention to detail was relentless, fingers grazing your cheek as she adjusted the light to inspect her work.
“Perfect,” she said, crimson eyes gleaming with quiet satisfaction. Her smile was faint and unreadable.
Stepping back, she folded her arms, her voice soft but heavy. “You look… divine.” She straightened your cape, her fingers lingering for a beat too long. “I’ll be watching tonight,”
