Chapter 665. Spectacle
"You wouldn’t suddenly start calling me that without any reason," Mauve peeked at Mill, but the young woman didn’t look like she would spill anything. Mill just smiled stiffly at her and sat in the corner of the room, watching.
Mauve groaned as she lay on the bed, rolling onto her side. She wanted to go but couldn’t leave. She could still clearly remember Jael’s reaction to her showing up unannounced and the guards’ reaction when they saw her. Was she missing something?
She didn’t feel any different, and she was a bit concerned that she had slept that long. What bothered her the most was what had transpired before she fell asleep. Mauve palmed her face. She had barely had a chance to ask Jael about it, but he didn’t seem to think it was a problem, which was in itself concerning.
She lay in silence as her mind spun, not initiating any conversation with Mill. The vampire must have figured out she wanted to be left alone, as Mill didn’t try to speak to her either. She would occasionally glance in her direction with a smile.
Jael didn’t show up until it was time for the second meal. He walked to where she laid on the bed and she gave him the cold shoulder but still followed him to the dining hall.
He kept looking at her as they made their way to the dining hall, and unable to take it anymore, Mauve yelled out, "What?"
"Nothing," he said, looking away from her.
"Don’t say that when you’ve been staring at me so weirdly."
"You seem angry," Jael said, keeping his gaze straight ahead. "I wanted to make sure nothing was wrong."
"I am not angry," she responded, turning away from him.
At the bottom of the stairs, Jael led her in the direction of the dining hall. As they got closer, Mauve noticed some confusion and commotion among the guards standing in front of the dining hall. They looked stern, stared at her, and then at each other. They recovered quickly, and she wondered if the frown Jael shot them helped them get their act together faster. They bowed, and it almost felt as though they were bowing to her too.