erm…. what the deuce

"Ah, that's lucky," he said, and not another word would he utter that night.

Alt text: A purple art deco styled background has gold text that reads: Garreg Mach Manor. Year 1185. A carriage appears and then disappears to the left of the screen to reveal Claude, Edelgard and Dimitri from behind. They stand at the end of a long pathway towards a grand manor house. The antler horns for Claude's mask are visible, as are the horns on Edelgard's headdress. The camera pans forwards, towards the house, and fades to black. The doors open to reveal Yuri stood in an ornate foyer on a rug. he wears a wolf mask. Behind him is a grand, well lit staircase, and a ball room off to the side. The house interior is largely purple with gold detailing. The corridors are cosily lit with wall chandeliers. Yuri takes a bow and a screen wipe takes us to the next scene. Edelgard walks down a corridor wearing a plain red mask. Portraits and ornate wall lighting with candles line the corridor. Edelgard notices something in the corner of her eye and turns towards the camera to look. A vase housing flowers has fallen to the floor and cracked. The next scene starts on the floor, with a volto mask and Claude's feet visible. Claude kneels down to pick up the mask and holds it in front of his face. He wears deer mask with antlers. The corridor is visible in the background and focus shifts from the mask to Claude and the background. Claude looks curious. The scene shifts to Dimitri. He sits in a bedroom decorated similarly to the hallway and the rest of the house, with an open door to the left and a window with open curtains behind him. He holds a glass of wine in front of him and wears a lion mask. The curtains behind him move and Dimitri startles, disturbing the wine. He immediately turns to look at the window, seeing nothing. His face is frantic as he looks. Dimitri pants as the scene shifts to show us the full room. The corner of the rug closest to the window is disturbed, but otherwise the room is the same. Next, three scenes appear in quick succession. We see Edelgard again, startled and walking backwards away from the fallen vase. Claude's back is to the screen. He is in the hallway, looking at a portrait. He turns to look at the camera. Dimitri dons his lion mask in the hall outside the ballroom. Yuri holds a finger to his lips in a "shh" motion, pulling back the curtain. Farce and Facades appears in a spotlight. Credits roll as we pan along the manor's corridor, showing women in the portraits lining the hallway.