"What is happening here? What is it Cassandra? Your heart is racing in your chest?" Allegra approached then stopped right between them.
Lauden wasn't well acquainted with Allegra, but knew of her. As one of the youngest vampire entertainers to join Persephone's roster, she was quite the popular character.
He did his very best to repost a beam across his features despite the sinking feeling among his guts.
"Yes, yes!" Cassandra nodded, but the smile that tugged at her cheek looked most strained, "Nothing wrong happened, I am simply a bit shy around strangers, that is all,"
Although, by then, Allegra already paid little attention to Cassandra and instead stared Lauden straight in the eyes, her demeanor utterly shut.
"My apologies, I didn't mean to scare or stress anyone," he made a slight bow before the women, "I am simply a curious soul,"
"Oh, no, no, no! Please, don't apologise. I-"
"What were you curious about?" Allegra did not even wait for the maid to finish her sentence.
