Mauve tried to eat, but she could feel the tense air in the dining hall, and it wasn't even between Jael and Louis. Louis seemed unbothered by what had transpired in the library, and Jael was paying him no mind. She hoped the incident wouldn't add more rifts to their relationship.
Nonetheless, it was the behavior of the other Lords that bothered Mauve. Something was very wrong. No wonder Jael had acted a bit weird earlier. She wondered if they tried to hunt Palers and then something happened.
It was hard to place what the issue was, but it was obvious it bothered them all. Corbin looked in her direction and then looked away. She frowned; it was hard to guess what was going on in the vampire's mind.
Since the incident, he had mostly left her alone. He would glance at her every now and then, but nothing that bothered her. However, recently, since she fell ill, she couldn't help but think his stares were becoming even more frequent.
