As she entered, Valentina could feel quite a few eyes on her. Most let their attention wander fairly fast, but some lingered on her. Those that lingered however were primarily those from her own table, with Dahlia almost staring daggers into the vampiress.
"You sure did take your time. I knew you would take a little while because you didn't want to be obvious, but really? An hour? You didn't even send me a signal to let me know things were fine…"
At first the Archduchess was on her guard, thinking she had genuinely angered the girl, but upon closer inspection her cute pout clearly showed she wasn't taking things too seriously. Seeing that, Valentina just ruffled her hair and pulled her in close before getting back to enjoying the food in front of them. Dinner had been interrupted rather early for her after all.
