Chapter 183: Next Announcement
After Kim and Jonas left, Elmo felt a little out of place. Not only was Elin on the other side of all the other people at the table, but he couldn't even hear what she was saying to Samantha.
In addition, he couldn't think of any place he could join in on any of the conversation around him, so he was left by himself in a sea of other people. Left to founder or float as best he could.
Not that he planned on staying there long. At least not like that. He merely planned on staying long enough to get something to eat before trying to find a place to sleep.
Part of him wanted to wait until they were at the king's palace, so he'd be able to know precisely where he'd be staying. Although, he wasn't sure when that would be. If it the king didn't head over there soon enough, Elmo knew he'd need to find a place to nap on his own.
Before he'd run into the king, he'd have not worried about it in the first place, but the king had informed him about how he'd like all of those who'd helped keep him and his son safe to join him at his palace when he returned there later. Not that he'd said exactly when 'later' was.
When he'd had his fill, he stood up, trying not to draw attention to himself, mostly so he wouldn't feel like he stuck out. Not that anyone seemed to take notice of him. They merely continued on with the conversations.
Even though he'd not really wanted to have been noticed as he left, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed about it. Not that he let that hold him back. He was sure that if he waited for someone to notice him, it would probably make him more depressed at how long it would likely take. Even though he was sure his negative feelings were more likely stemming from how tired he was.
While he thought about taking a nap, he couldn't help but wonder if he chose to take a nap close to the place where everyone would likely be leaving by, then he probably would get woken up if they left before he woke up from a nap.
Although, if he did get left behind, he was sure that he wouldn't be unable to find his way to the palace. At which point, he was sure that the king would let whoever was guarding the front of it to let him in once he was able to get word to the king somehow.