The ten minute wait before the auction began seemed to zoom by. In truth, the real reason for the wait was so that any potential buyers who weren't present at the Inn could be informed and come on over. After all, this drop of blood was originally supposed to be auctioned in the second segment, not the first.
Mary's eyes sparkled with mischief as she read the global chat, sometimes even responding to a few of the commenters by speaking out directly, since she was pretty much being viewed by everyone.
Lex remained on high alert the entire time. The security room functioned much better now, immediately detecting any kind of malicious event the moment appeared. Previously, there were many ways to bypass the detection, but now it was harder than ever. That was the main reason that there hadn't been any major issues at the Inn recently.
