The Order of the Rose Episode Five: Blood in Bloom
The Order of the Rose: Episode Five Blood in Bloom Kramer finished the last of his duties for the evening. Azreal had long since gone to bed, which was where Kramer was finally heading. His four-room suite occupied part of the mansion’s east wing. He went directly to the bedroom and began changing into his bedclothes, removing his gloves first. As he pulled off the left one, something pricked his palm. A small puncture in the heel of his hand was slowly bleeding. Unsure what had caused it, Kramer examined the glove more closely. He carefully turned it inside out and found a tiny thorn from the roses Valentina had brought earlier that evening. He dismissed it as a silly accident, went to the bathroom medicine cabinet, and dabbed Mercurochrome onto the wound before covering it with a bandage. Even small wounds sting when touched with Mercurochrome. This one didn’t. No sting at all. Too small a hole, Kramer thought. He usually treated himself to a nightcap of heated Grande Marnier, but to...
