Just like Nicole had promised Audra the night before this time there was someone else as her escort. He didn't care what Audra did; he just dragged Audra around. Nicole interacted with her and taunted her because she was some victory to her unlike this guard here. But something shifted last night and Audra knew. Something that made Nicole guilty for what he did. There was something that bound him, forced his actions. Almost as if he had been wanting to do something but now he just couldn't go back now.
"At this rate you wouldn't succeed until next year" Vanessa's voice pulled Audra out of her trance as she groaned in annoyance.
"I am trying," Audra mumbled, trying to feel the energy of the ring on her finger. The stone was cold against her finger. That ring itself was another shock.