Ever since Gloriana made her unsolicited presence known, Ves fell in an awkward spot.
The two women immediately held a silent staring contest. Tension flared between the women while Ves awkwardly stood in between them. With Gloriana's projection leaning so closely against his body, he experienced much of the heat and animosity that Calabast directed towards his girlfriend!
Neither women liked each other!
Ves tried to figure out the signals they sent to each other with their postures and changes in expression, but he failed to decipher their silent communication.
Even if he was capable of interpreting the meows, roars and grunts of many different animals, women happened to be a whole other species!
It was as if he stopped existing in their eyes. Both Gloriana and Calabast only had eyes for each other. Neither relented in their unspoken dominance game.
Eventually, both women slightly averted their eyes.
