A Tempest of Tea

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Arthie Casimir walks through the streets of White Roaring at night, unbothered by the vampires that roam the streets. The only two things she cares about are her adopted brother, Jin Casimir, and her teahouse, Spindrift. Spindrift was once a curio of stolen artifacts from other countries until Arthie and Jin raided it, stealing everything and replacing the items with private objects from rich people’s homes. This bankrupted the original owners, and after rumors spread that the location was cursed, Arthie and Jin claimed the building as their own. Spindrift now has a dark secret. By night, Arthie secretly runs it as a bloodhouse for vampires, helping to provide for those vampires who aren’t wealthy enough to obtain blood on their own without endangering others. Despite the tenuous peace between vampires and humans in White Roaring—a peace endangered by the current political climate under the mysterious ruler, the Ram—vampires have started vanishing. This issue also causes concern for the wider populace.

Now, Arthie and Jin are hunting down a patron of theirs, a famous painter named