Chapter 698. Dinning Disruption
"Sire, I apologize for the late arrival." He didn’t look very sorry as he said this; rather, there was a smile on his lips.
"Have a seat," Jael said curtly.
"Right away," he replied, but made sure to slowly walk to the nearest table.
Mauve was grateful their table was filled. Lots of Lords had already arrived by this point. The only ones missing were Lord Drusile and Lord Phelan. As for the latter, there was no doubt he would make an appearance—after all, his son was already here.
The servants were quick to serve Lord Seraphino, even as the air grew tense and whispers filtered through the hall.
"I didn’t think the Primus would invite him," a voice carried to Mauve’s ear.
"I didn’t either. However, this concerns the whole of the vampires, everyone knows how important Seraphino is and..."
Mauve drowned out the rest of the conversation. Jael had already warned her about his appearance, and she had prepared herself for days; this wouldn’t break her. She raised her head to see both Louis and Jael observing her. Mauve gave them both a reassuring smile and resumed her meal.
"Ah," Seraphino spoke loudly, "the journey here was terrible. We encountered no less than two Palers only feet from each other. It was only by sheer miracle we got here in one piece."
Every conversation stopped, and they all turned to Seraphino. Mauve had her back to him, so she couldn’t see his face; all she could hear was his voice.
"Perhaps if the Primus had spent more time trying to figure out how to deal with the Palers as he said he would instead of—well," he paused with a laugh, "I doubt it would be appropriate to say that during a meal. Perhaps if he had done what was right, we would have found a way to kill them by now."