[ Suddenly the door slams open, and a guard dressed in blacks and reds comes rushing in. Delphine snaps her head to the side with a snarl. ]

Can't you see I'm busy, you fool?

[ But the guard shakes his head. ]

He's here. The Demon. He found us--

[ And the whole air of the room shifts. Far now from being a predator in her lair, enjoying her prey, there is a tremor that passes over her face. A flicker of sheer, absolute dread, quickly masked by anger as she jabs a finger at the guard. ]

Then get back out there and kill him! Don't stand here stammering about it!

[ As the guard scrambles back out, leaving the door open in his wake, Delphine turns to look back down at Tony and her half-finished masterpiece. With a wave of her fingers, the door unlatches itself. ]

Looks like we'll have to finish this on the road, sweet thing. Get up.