What's that thing they say about a rose by any other name?

Chapter 2: Meeting The Regrator

Time skip to next Week

Yumie's P.O.V:

It's been a while since I've seen Mr. Pucinella and I'm very thankful for that. He kept looking at me like Mother did when I did something wrong. I take a deep breath and keep walking to my store while I rub my head with this pounding headache. I finally reached my store and was about to unlock it when I heard a voice come from behind me. "Excuse me, Miss, but is this your store," asked the voice. I turned to see a young man with a gentleman with neck-strap glasses, his eyes closed, and his eloquent, long black hair as I held my keys.

"Yes, sir, it's my store," I said with a kind smile as I held my keys. Are you looking to place an order? I can get started right away; just let me unlock the door." Once he let me do what I needed, I went inside and put the keys in my pocket. "Yes, I am," he said as I turned on the lights and removed my coat, putting it on the rack next to the backroom. "May I ask for your name, madam?"

"My name is Yumie, and welcome to Garden of Dreams," I answered. "May I get your name for the order?" I grabbed a notebook with a simple pen to write down his name and smiled kindly.
"My name is Pantalone. You may know me as the Regrator, Miss Yumie," he said. I started to gulp softly as I started writing his name slowly.

'The Regrator...is in my shop! What did I do? I made sure not to ask for any loans from his bank, so I knew I didn't owe him any debt. I never talk badly about Tsaritsa; I just avoid talking about her. I made sure to stay hidden. Is he going to kill me?!'

"I'm honored to have you in my shop, Lord Regrator," I said, cursing my stuttering, and I closed my notebook while trying to keep calm. "What c-can I help you with?"
"I simply want to know about something that caught my attention," he said, watching me with a smile that sent shivers up my spine. Lord Pucinella told me about a young lady who refused to take such a large amount of Mora. Is there any reason why?"

"It's just my p-policy, Milord," I said as I tried to stay calm. "Nothing personal. But about your order of flowers, Lord Regrator, what types of flowers were you looking for?"
I grabbed a book full of pictures of the bouquets of different flowers. I have used this for various customers, but my hands shook profusely as I gave him the book. "You seem nervous, Miss Yumie," Pantalone said as he flipped through the book, and I gulped nervously. "Is there any reason for that?"

"It's b-because I never thought one of the Harbingers would come to my little shop," I said while keeping my cool. "It doesn't seem to fit the standard of a high-end place." I may not understand why he's here, but I know I must tell him the truth, and maybe he'll leave. "Hmm... well then, I suppose you are correct, but this is a bit different... I've seen enough," He said as he put the book down and looked at me. "I hope you have a good day, Miss Yumie."

He put down a bag of Mora and left my store. I waited for a bit before hiding behind the counters, holding my chest. My hair changed as I felt the snakes nuzzling my cheeks.
"What could he have seen to come to my shop," I said as I tried to stay calm. "There's no way he knows about what I am... right? This can't be good.

No one's P.O.V:

As Pantalone got into his carriage, he smiled as he cleaned off his glasses and put them back on his face. "You were right, Mayor. She does look like our famous Doctor but has none of his... quirks. How did you figure it out?" He said it with his eyes slightly open, showing off his purple eyes, which almost looked like amethyst.

"It was her hair color and body language that made her refuse the more I put on the counter. She might be his Daughter, but she seems more interested in flowers than body parts. It makes me wonder if Dottore even knows about this girl. If he doesn't, then we should tell the Tsaritsa right away," Pucinella said as he sighed before closing the journal he was writing in. Pantalone chuckles at the thought of Dottore learning about this. "I believe we found a new piece of our chest board. Let's see what the Jester says before the Tsaritsa. He calls a meeting to see what our next move should be," Pantalone said as they reached the Zapolyarny Palace and got out of the carriage to go inside the palace to see the Jester. Pantalone had only one thought as he and Pucinella started walking towards Pierro's office.

'This little Gem will be quite the chess piece to our little game.'