Gustova's arrival did make the food go sour for Artie, but she was still paying attention to the second lady in case the woman spoke about interesting details. Now that Larkin was forcing an active conversation with the second lady, Artie had to sit through the attempts of the woman to seduce her would-be husband.
It's just that her words made Artie look up someone's page in particular.
[Princess Havina Talcum! Age: 24 years; Race: Human; Place of Origin: Talcum (Galacia); Affiliation/s: Terone Talcum (father), Herriot Talcum (brother), Larkin Ellis (uncle, in-law), Sarafina Talcum (auntie, father-side), Miel Ellis (cousin, in-law)… (more)]
