Lisa and Luna, although at a distance from one another, stood rooted to the spots they occupied. Luna had not expected the men in the room to react so enthusiastically. She had expected Mina to run out of the venue in shame, but the woman just stood there like a deer caught in headlights.
Luna had half hoped that Cylus would have come to Mina's rescue but for some reason the man acted as if his words were lost. He did not even have an expression as the men around him cheerfully shouted, trying to outbid one another for the woman he had invited as his companion.
Luna did not know that Cylus was keeping a distance from Mina to avoid irking his mother. He knew that if he interfered with the bidding, the person who would suffer was Mina, not himself. Thus, he instructed his friend to bid on his behalf.
