Left so far behind was her first time facing the ballroom doors. The music intertwined with the humming and voices of the guests that escaped through the gates came so… Different.
The rumbling they caused through the young woman's chest weren't as enfeebling as her first introduction to the assembly.
Arabella and Silas stood ahead of Lady Persephone who was to bring Ada and Abigail along on her trail as the most recent entertainers to join the roster.
Though at mere minutes before the strong masculine vocal cords that usually syphoned the attention of the room to announce the arrival of the hosts blared, a familiar, raspy one caught Arabella's ears from the side.
"Would you hold for a moment?" Rubius walked over, along the hallway, a smile on his face and a small box in hand.
Nobody said a word for a moment, the five, including Arabella, simply watched his every step.
