When I approached the Pearl Room again, Farren was the first to notice me. Her smile quickly melted from her face and she shrank back. Sir Kynes turned, curious to see what had caught her eye. Yet, he blanched upon seeing me. He opened his mouth to say something, then ultimately decided against it as I stalked past him. Good. I was in no mood to talk. Instead, I pushed open the door to the Pearl Room.
No one looked up as I walked through the threshold into the room. If they had, perhaps they would have cleared the room. After all, if the expression on my face was enough to make an esteemed member of the Red Guard pale, who knew what it could do to the delicate ladies of the Kingdom of Etherea. My feet carried me further into the room until I came to a stop right behind the object of my
