Yahtzee gazed up at the circus with no small amount of fondness. As was the stereotype the circus was a gigantic red topped tent an the sides were covered with artistic drawings showing the possible range of spectacles one might encounter inside. Looking at the familiar place he found that all of his nerves had been settled. This was his home at for the first time in a long time he began to relax. One of the pictures showed a black figure surrounded by a spiral of red streaks and he grinned before turning to face the guards escorting them. "Thanks for the help. God knows we would have had a hard enough finding this giant tent without some sort of assistance." His sarcasm didn't go down particularly well with the burly man before him but he didn't care because he was on home turf now. Whatever happened he could handle it. The entrance flap opened with an unusually loud rustle and the Ringleader stepped out.

No one knew the Ringleader's name and settled for simply calling him by his position. The first that was noticed was his height. He was hugely tall, an affect that was magnified by his thinness, and he towered over everyone. He wore a black and white pinstriped suite that was a stark contrast to his red bow-tie. His eyes were a calming grey and one was behind a monocle.
"Ringleader!" Yahtzee spoke quickly knowing his plan would fall apart if the Ringleader revealed that his arrival was a surprise. "I found the recruits we were looking for."
The Ringleader's face remained unreadable and he nodded in acknowledgement. "Yahtzee. Good to see you again. Take these friends of yours inside and we will find them an act to participate in. I will clear things with the guards while you get set up." 

Yahtzee was a little taken a-back by the Ringleader's abruptness but simply nodded and held open the flap for the others to step inside of the tent. Just before going in himself the Ringleader gave him a small smile and wink out of the corner of his eye before turning and speaking with the guards. "Whew." Yahtzee finally breathed a sigh of relief looking around. "We'll be safe here. Everyone's friends of mine." He said grinning again. The interior of the tent was a large flat are covered in soft sand. The sand itself was transported by the circus as it was near impossible to find it anywhere apart from one or two select places. There was plenty of commotion going on as various performers prepared their acts. The closest to them was the strong man. His muscles strained mightily as he did push-ups... with a car on his back. Up near the ceiling were the trapeze artists. In the middle were the clowns. Contortionists were in oddly shaped boxes near the edge of tent and opposite them were the four jugglers juggling clubs, balls, knives and other brightly colored objects moving too fast to make out clearly. There were others but Yahtzee was too focus on trying to find someone specific to even notice them. Sitting alone not far away was an old man that was mixing something in a bowl and soaking long lengths of rope in it. "If anyone asks just say your with me..." Yahtzee said in a distracted tone of voice as he headed to his old teacher.