Chapter 327: Play Your Game
Mineah creased her forehead as she entered the great hall. There was only darkness around her, and she squinted as she did her best to try and see what exactly was happening.
’What are you planning?’ she thought as she waded through the darkness.
The sound of her footsteps were the only thing she heard as she went deeper into the great hall. Despite doing her best to try and see what was happening, all she got was the darkness obscuring everything around her. It was almost as if any and all light was extinguished, replaced with a blackness that almost seemed unnatural around her.
That was until something happened.
"What the..."
In the blink of an eye, what was once the darkness surrounding her suddenly became full of vibrant color as the entire great hall came to life. Lights of various colors shone down from above as music began playing from what looked to be a live band by the center stage. Around her, everyone seemed to be wearing a mask of various designs. Some looked like animals, while others looked completely unassuming as they all danced around her like she didn’t even exist.
[So this is what you had planned,] Mineah chuckled through the bond as she observed her surroundings. [How in the world did you manage to sneak past me?]
[With a lot of patience and a bit of magic,] Nikolai replied with a teasing smirk. [Now, how about a dance?]
Mineah quickly turned around at the offer, expecting her husband to be right there with her as she felt a presence standing behind her. Instead, what she got was a masked man offering his hand to her, his features utterly hidden from her despite everything that she did.