When they returned home, they arrived just before the night's party started. The guests were just arriving, and the maids rushed all over the place to set the tables, bring the food and drinks in, and make sure it was neatly arranged the way the queens wanted it.
Ganta looked around with a surprised face. She had never seen so many nobles gathered in one place; it was unlike anything she had seen in her kingdom, or even in the university. There were tens of them inside the massive ballroom, and even more remained in the courtyard to party beneath the stars.
She didn't have a problem with people, but there was something else in this room that made her hair stand. Those weren't just humans; there were several people here she could only describe as abominable horrors from nightmares.
