Whispers in the bayou... ░▒░ Down at Laveau’s guttered edge, the man with the cocky grin dared the cops to step closer, tossing kisses like bullets while two shadowed figures leaned in from the booth. His voice was thick with old bruises, his swagger a promise of violence beneath sweat-slick skin and the sharp sting of bourbon breath. ░▒
▒░ But the fog’s thicker than just that heat—word’s twisting through the Dark Leaf lounge where smoke wraps secrets, and the Syndicate’s tightening its grip, dragging debts deep into the bayou’s whispers. They say the Silent Serpent’s collector’s been seen counting bones, not just dollars. ░▒
░▒░ Father Delacroix, perched in that crumbling church, caught the drift—his eyes heavy behind the veil of prayer. He didn’t say a word, but his glance flicked toward the door like he’s waiting for something the ledger won’t tell. What’s coming next? Only the bayou knows. ░▒
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