Esme paused for a moment as the man who had previously introduced himself to Elinor as a Mr. Hawthorne stopped and opened the door, stepping aside to let them by first. A gentleman. Imagine that. With a fleeting smile, she stepped past him and murmured a quick thank you before entering the lab. Her home.

It was always exciting to start a new assignment, and this one sounded like quite a doozy, to be honest. More of a challenge. Esme always liked that about her work.

"Orb or locket, first?" She asked aloud.