Well within the heart of a fine and flowery household, Lux had cast his gaze around the Greenhouse in astonishment. He quickly made his way through the house with his guide, Kasper Cornelius. Their own interaction was to be short, for Kasper still had doubts about the man beside him. Being the general of a kingdom, his priorities were based elsewhere so he had watchfully guided the visiting Lux to a distinct passageway.

Kasper left him alone once Lux had shut a door behind him. There was nowhere to turn back now for Lux. Carefully, he trod across a thick shade of red carpet. The carpet had been a soft velvet, like that of a cake, but its delicacy had the hurried stains of footprints. Back and forth the busy lives of Grove and his son would go, but the steps of Lux had only been in one direction. He had stopped in a moment of brief hesitation at the daunting door of Grove Cornelius, the master of the Greenhouse. His mind handled the anxiety with composure though, as it soon became clouded by the thought of Envy catching up to him. His dwindling tension soon did not pay off. A knock at the door was met with emptiness until his impatience overcame him in a heat of temper. A sharp twist of the doorknob had allowed him in as he gained sight of his former friend at last. Grove Cornelius.

His hair had now been the colour of silver, and his eyes a lighter level of the same shade - both a clear showing of his ripe old age, his ageing crystal clear once he turned to see the commotion. He had been looking out of his window, whereby he had been thinking hard, but Lux's arrival tarnished any thoughts he had. As he turned, the wrinkles that blemished his face soon opened in shock, and the bags under his eyes awoke with intensity. He had pulled himself up to the same level as his former friend, as the two gazed at each other. They had looked down on one another with a pitiful set of eyes, as one of them had retired peacefully, while the other had been tirelessly working onwards.

"Grove Cornelius." Lux said with a freeze that chilled the warmly enclosed room - a gentle fire had been taming the bitter winds of the room.

"Lux Buchanan..." Grove had muttered out, his hands quickly searching for a set of drinks to offer.

"No, no. I won't be drinking. Cowards would drink in this situation." Said Lux.

"Ah well. What is the situation this time?" Grove asked with a quick gulp of whiskey.

"We are both in danger." Brusquely said Lux.

"I suppose I am, you slightly less so. It is nice of you to come down and see me, but I have the situation with the Queen handled." Said Grove, refreshed after his drink.

"The Queen? No, Grove. Stop rushing into things again. I am discussing Edgar. He arrived at my home not too long ago." Impatiently said Lux.

"Edgar? At your home, you say? You live in Duke, no? Quite the journey in such a short time." Grove thought, his mind at ease with his alcohol.

"Luna. She helped me through the waterways." Irritated, Lux said bitterly.

"Ah yes, my bad. My mind forgets those things." Chuckled Grove. "So, you mentioned Edgar. Is he coming here? Why have you concerned me with him while Greenwich is busy with another sin?" He asked viciously.

"Another? Another sin!?" Exclaimed Lux.

"Why is Envy back?" Grove interjected.

"Another, Grove. What do you mean by another sin?" Muttered out Lux.

"Stop. I will not answer your questions if they are not the right questions." Said Grove.

"Are you sure you can handle this other sin?" Warily asked Lux.

"Envy, Lux. You fled for safety here, not to Thomas or House Rose. Why have you brought Envy here?" Feisty, Grove questioned.

"Your memory letter. I read it. Do you really think something else overcame Edgar in the battle of Milun?" Nervously asked Lux.

"I met her. The night witch." Sighed Grove. "She is the one from the letter." He guiltily said.

"You kept this a secret from us!" Lux said in an uproar.

"Nobody believed me. Do you?" Asked Grove.

"Where did you meet her? When?" Eagerly asked Lux.

"Hmm, I see." Noted Grove. "After we sealed off Greed. I think I saw her." He said bluntly.

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"The last of the sins. Perhaps she is tied to them?" Pondered Lux.

"Why else would she have been so sad when he got sealed?" Muttered Grove.

"Eh?" Lux jumped up at Grove's dismal words. "You are hiding more than you are saying you know!" He scornfully shouted. "She has framed us, have you forgotten?" He muttered.

"Enough!" Shouted Grove impatiently.

Grove's words had struck Lux with surprise, as the fiery words had seemingly slipped out of his mouth with vicious nature. With this, a timid silence had lulled the room until a sense of despair had enticed Grove.

"We have murdered before anyway. We all do it. So what if Envy thinks we did it?" He had thought aloud, without a care in the world.

"It is not right for Edgar to solely be driven because of a mere misunderstanding." Quickly replied Lux.

"A misunderstanding, which if mentioned to him, would likely lead him more into insanity. Edgar is a sin, Lux. He is innately evil. Adding fire to him will make him only bigger in anger." Grove said as he threw the hopeful idea away.

"You aren't scared of him?" Broached Lux.

"The Kingdom of Greenwich has a much bigger issue to solve now. Envy is a low-level threat, and how can I even trust you? Tsk, you probably are tricking me!" Grove had begun rambling, and soon he had found himself leaving the room in anger but at the door, his ears crumpled at Lux's reply.

"You are running away again?" He asked, causing Grove to pause. "We knew this day would come." He said.

With these decisive words, Grove had heard enough, leaving Lux alone as he slammed the door with sharp intensity. Yet, a calmer and more passive figure soon came through the door with a nervously innocent chuckle. Whether out of kind hospitality or subservience for his father, Kasper Cornelius had appeared for Lux nonetheless. Compared to his father, Kasper's posture was more firm, more disciplined, more respectful around Lux. He had undoubtedly deemed Lux a visitor of high authority, beyond the quarrel with his father - a commotion that was sure to be heard by the ears of Kasper. The metal jingling of his responsibilities had alarmed Lux of his presence as he entered, whereby he turned to view the fine general of Greenwich.

"You are more like a general than the general of Bournington." Said Lux.

"What makes you think so?" Curiously asked Kasper.

"Well, when I last saw him, he was a tough brute. You seem more dignified." Lux observed.

"I see. Those are nice words to hear, Walter. You must be patient with my father, he is a grumpy old man. He wouldn't say something like that to me." Kasper said with a bitter look to his father's desk.

"Patience is fine but your father is in danger. He does not seem to understand." Lux said with an urgency that left Kasper unamused.

"The threat to the Queen?" Kasper sighed.

"No. This individual wants your father and me. It is a past affair." Said Lux.

"Oh?" Kasper had begun thinking hard. "You know, Walter, you seem to be a lot closer to my father than I had first assumed. In fact, I know no Walter." He said.

The determined thinking of Kasper had been dismissed by a tremendous thumping sound at the door, which soon plummeted the hardwood finely down into the carpet. A storm of dust had ploughed through the room, likely the product of a spirit, and soon the figure at the helm of this had left an imprint in the cloudy room. Envy had finally caught up to his desired Lux Buchanan. But between the two, Kasper Cornelius had turned to view the menace with a face of true heroism. He had gently cast a sparkle of his very own magic into the room, as he sprinkled it onto Lux - the cloud of dust concealing them for a moment.

"Where is he!?" As the dust settled, Envy had asked Kasper with a bloodlust comparable to an untamed beast.

"Who may you be?" Kasper asked calmly but submissively, as Envy pressed him onto his father's desk.

"Where is he!?" Envy had clung to Kasper by the collars so firmly, he could not move.

"Remain calm Walter, he will not be able to see you. My divine power will protect you from sight." Kasper quietly whispered to his side.

"What are you whispering you idiot!?" Envy had rustled his victim about on the spot.

"I am terribly sorry, but there is nobody else here." Kasper said with dumbfounded confidence.

In his moment of invisibility, Lux had silently released Kasper's blade from behind his back, whereby he had begun a sly attack onto the Sin of Envy from behind. However, a single cut to the arm had only created an echoing clang. Lux had struck the metal hand.

"Ah. You had me fooled." Envy said as he had violently kicked the invisible bearer of the sword away. "A punishment is due for tricking me like that." He added as he turned to Kasper with misfortune.

"Walter that was unnecessary!" Yelled out Kasper.

"Punishment is necessary." Licking his lips, Envy relished the idea.

He had placed the pale white fingers of his able hand around the silent neck of Kasper Cornelius. Envy's skin had soon tanned with energy, as the general of Greenwich had begun falling to the ground without a soul. His only help, Lux Buchanan, could all but watch in awe as his aged hands trembled with shock. He had been flickering abruptly too, as the divine power of invisibility he had placed on him by Kasper was fading fast. With this leaving him, Envy finally had met his foe. Lux Buchanan was in his presence, completely alone.

"Well, Lux Buchanan. How are you doing, my friend?" Envy asked him with a devilish grin.

"Friend...you...?" Kasper breathlessly said with crushing disappointment.

"No...Kasper...you don't understand..." Lux muttered out as he stumbled to the ground in guilt.

"Another soul to the collection." Envy laughed, with a cackle that roared deep into the mind of Lux.