[A] “A statuesque female assassin stands poised in an alcove, cloaked in gleaming black latex, her belt bearing the Assassin’s eagle symbol in burnished gold, her hood down to reveal a lightning-blue streak in her hair and a single beauty mark beneath one eye.” — [B] “Around her, a forgotten sanctuary: vaulted gothic arches dripping with candlelit shadows; polished obsidian-black stone floors flecked with gold veins; towering carved columns encrusted with flickering lanterns; dust motes dancing through shafts of dying amber light; a tattered Assassin’s banner emblazoned in metallic gold hanging off one column; reflective laminate panels inset in the walls catching every glint of candle flame.”