Footsteps In The Snowdrift. || Arlecchino x Fem!Reader.

the knave. lord arlecchino.

A New Book HAS ARRIVED!
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Snezhnaya, a cold, barren land with buildings made by man. An empire, built from the cold empty heart that is The Tsaritsa. Her followers move in her footsteps, keeping her cold benevolence well known in the faces of her people. The Fatui, an organization built from The Tsaritsa, goes to do the work for her, working hard for one same goal. Power, survival, and chaos. Together, they all work as a broken family to take the gnosis from each and every archon. The Harbingers, the masterminds behind each plan and nation, everyone falls behind each command they give. The higher the rank, the higher the power.
Tartaglia, the childish fiend, goes around in whatever country he's ordered, only for his personal gain of course.
Pantalone, aka the Regrator, the financial mastermind to keep their plans up and running. He oversees banks and keeps The Fatui from going dry.
Sandrone, the Marionette, the innovator behind all technological advancements made by the harbingers. She herself is weak, however her robots and machines make her strong.
Arlecchino, the Knave, The Lord of orphans and the founder of the House Of Hearth. She trains her children to be strong and independent, teaching them the ways of violence to make sure they are never hurt again.
La Signora, sadly deceased by the hand of an unknown traveler. She is now seen as nothing but ash and resources in vain.
Scaramouche, a betrayer to Fatui and unknown on his whereabouts.
Pulcinella, the Rooster, the mayor and face of Snezhnaya. He keeps everyone in high spirits to keep the bitter cold of the north away. He cares for many of the families for the Fatui, taking Tartaglia under his wing as well.
Capitano II, The Captain, seen for his great strength and many accomplishments, he keeps the warriors of the Fatui in high spirits. Not much is known, not even his face.
Columbina, The Damselette, The Damsel in distress but she isn't what she seems. With the voice as beautiful as the angels of the high heavens, but the mysteries of what lies beneath the surface of the ocean. Is she an angel, or is she the devil in disguise?
II Dottore, also known as Zandik in the past is rumored to be the ex scholar of Sumeru. He has made many powerful clones of himself, being described as the scientist gone mad.
And finally, Pierro, The Jester, he himself may not look very entertaining and amusing, but he is the head of all the Harbingers. Also not much is known from him but it is rumored that originally, he was a royal mage of Kaenri'ah before it fell, where he lived with the traveler's sibling after they emerged there. The other one, being the person to lay down La Signora.

She flipped through the pages of an old worn down book, licking her thumb as she flipped through each page for information on each harbinger. Sitting on the bunk bed of her room, along with her comrades. It was just her, she called out for today to analyze more data on the harbingers. Maybe then she would finally expose them for being truly evil.
A knock at her door disrupted her silence and she scurried to the door, tossing the book into an enclosed space behind her dresser. She opened the door, peeping out of it to see her commander, his eyebrow raised and his wrinkled face into a negative expression, "Your comrades have told me you have fallen ill, however you look just fine." He tapped his foot, Y/N ran through every excuse in her mind before blurting out, "I was doing some late work so that when I came back to the group everything would already be finished." Now she would have to do all that work piled up on her desktop. "If you insist." Her commander relaxed his expression, his wrinkles smoothed out making him look less old. She shut the door before letting out a sigh of relief. She walked back to the dresser moving it with all of her might to grab the book snuggled between the wall and the back of the wooden chest.
She wriggled the book out before pushing the chest back into its place. Y/N flipped through each page once more, reading about each historical monument for Snezhnaya and how it came to be. Of course, she didn't care much about historical outlook, she cared for the Harbingers, she needed to prove that all of them were evil and not worth trusting.
"Looks like this book is useless." She groaned, throwing the book at her desk, the papers neatly stacked on it sliding off.
"Shit!" She jumped up running to the fallen down, cluttered papers, she restacked them on top of each other and placed them back where they originally stood. While stacking though, she found a paper that interested her. A job opening, by being under Arlecchino's command for a few months to a year. Maybe this would get her some action, experience, and more information on the enemy. She hastily grabbed a pen off the desktop and signed the paper, skipping the terms and conditions and immediately going out to submit it.