In the bright, scarlet flares of the tent, in the midst of music and light, you, Knight, notice an elegant tall silhouette. This creature is unlike anything you've seen before in Hallownest, so mesmerizing, so admiring. A tall creature with thin limbs, a beetle... But something is wrong with him, and instead of darkness, flames are burning in his eye sockets...

Here he is - the mysterious Maestro Grimm!

"So that's who called us." his deep, rumbling voice sounds with obvious admiration.

"Glad to meet you, my friend! Glad to meet you! I am Grimm, the maestro of this troupe. The lantern is lit, and we have come to the call. A blissful scene has been chosen by you: a Kingdom plowed by a worm and a root is the soil exactly for our Ritual. As for you, my friend… You barely climbed onto the stage." The maestro bows to you almost theatrically with a smooth movement, Knight, but then straightens up, not taking his fiery eyes off you. And even though the stands are all empty, you feel that hundreds of eyes are directed at you... Or is it just the Maestro's charm?

"The lantern has assigned you a role, and the contract has been signed by the scarlet flame."