Highmont is a thriving modern city, one of the centers of commerce of the country. And at the same time, it is one of the most dangerous places to live; tensions centuries old run deep, familial or otherwise, and assassination is an almost guaranteed end for anyone of any stature. Chanyeol comes from a family of such assassins, deceptively charming and inhumanly gifted with poisons and sleight of hand. He doesn't ask questions. He doesn't waste time. And he doesn't fail. And that makes him on