Although Arthur was still shocked from unexpectedly encountering another progenitor, the rest of the auction hall was not going to wait for him to recover.
Soon there was an announcement stating that the auction proper was about to begin and all the attendees began making their way to their seats.
Arthur also did the same and went over to his seat in the private booth. He downed a glass of non-alcoholic wine the moment he sat down and pressed his hand on his head, evidently still thinking about the earlier encounter.
Until the loud voice announcing the start of the auction brought him out of his thoughts, that is.
[Welcome ladies and gentlemen! To this year's Auction! You know what we're doing, I know what we're doing. But while I know what we're selling, you don't know just yet! So let's not waste time and get to the first item of the night!!]
