[Realm: Álfheimr]
[Location: Heart Kingdom]
[Pulchritudo]
[Banquet]
True to Gretel's earlier words, the banquet seemed almost impossibly vast.
Every corridor opened into another lavish hall, every doorway revealing yet another extravagant chamber no less magnificent than the last.
It took a surprising amount of effort for Paimon not to simply stop and stare.
She had long since separated from Gretel and Ella at Ella's insistence, leaving her to wander the estate alone. While she understood the reasoning behind splitting up, it did little to ease the nervousness settling in her stomach.
Among countless nobles dressed in fancy suits and flowing gowns, the young woman in the red hood stood out far more than she would have liked.
She could feel it; eyes lingered. Some were merely curious, and others are not so innocent.
("I really don't like the way some of these people keep looking at me.")
Paimon resisted the urge to fold her arms over herself.
