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This mission should be a piece of cake... if Lex would cooperate.

Personally Claire doesn't know how to deal with a child. A spoiled brat to be specific. But what could go wrong? she thinks, psyching herself up. It's just a kid. He should succumb to those older than him. Emphasizing should, because apparently it's not what the kid has been doing. If his parents could not coax him to surrender the page, then what more of strangers? Perhaps to instigate fear?

Whatever the reason. The only thing that matters now is the mission before them. Claire is the first to arrive at the Hallewell residence. Why she and Lex just don't go together... it should be obvious. Claire cannot stand that guy. She's strangely rejoicing when she finds out she's the first to arrive. At least she won't be greeted with bad vibes again.

A maid shows up upon her announcing her arrival through the doorbell and invites her inside. Claire reluctantly follows, and so she is inside the Hallewell Mansion, with a cup of ice cream in hand. She was asked what she wanted, and she uttered a simple answer.

About fifteen minutes, the parents of the said child shows up. Claire immediately regains posture and offers a respectful bow to the hosts. The man is burly and has a round stomach, probably in his fiftys while the woman is prim woman with red hair knotted in a braid. She is probably the same age as the man.

"Ah, you must be a Helios Knight. From Sundial," the man comments as he sits down on the empty sofa across Claire. "That lass surely is causing too much trouble sweetheart. Should get a decent spanking so he could learn."

Claire shakes her head, then. "No, we are happy to be in service wherever we are available."

The woman smiles kindly. "Indeed. But we must brief you for a while. You have two more companions, eh? We'll wait for them before we give the instructions. We need to, because my son is quite... difficult."