[Interlude]
Imagine a blade, not like one you would find in ordinary kitchens.
No, this one is a work of art forged in the depths of the city.
With each fold of metal holding the weight of the secrets of broken oaths.
The Opinel, it's the tool of choice for the initiates.
In the hands of the warned, it becomes an extension of will, the symbol of uncontested authority.
There are tools like that which transcend their simple functions to becomе icons of power.
But in the devil's kitchеn, a simple flick of the wrist can decide the fate of a man.