(...continued)
"No! You are wrong! I do have an invite…"Selene's teeth ground together, her lips peeling back into a defiant snarl. Her hand shot into the folds of her gown fishing out the scroll urgently, like her life depended on it ( she wouldn't admit but she could feel that power was overwhelming).
"Here…here it is! Have a good look at it." She held it out for everyone to see before turning back to the source of the chorus."Wrong?" she spat, her voice trembling but still venomous. "You dare call me an intruder? Look carefully…" She raised the scroll high above her head. "This is my proof. My invitation. Even you can not deny it!"
Gasps rippled through the crowd. The parchment with that bluish glow was unmistakable…the seal was burned into the wax, etched with that perfect crescent.
Murmurs started rising…
"She really has one…"
"This is fucking funny!"
"Did they truly just falsely accuse and abuse her?"
" We truly must practice caution…"
