Strelitzia only hoped that her cousin listened and stayed put. Surely she'd feel the consequences of her drunkenness the next morning. Oh well. There was nothing she could do about it. She glanced over at her escort. She couldn't help but wonder why the councilman. Specifically Vex who had never taken even the slightest interest in her before. Not even when she had presented the paper from Garvet to sign.
The walk so far had been silent and she felt awkward. She should at least try to be friendly, right? It wouldn't hurt for her to have someone like that on her side. "How've you been, councilman? Is this an anticipated event for you?"
"I've been alright," He said, then continued on with being quiet. "You can get us some drinks." Vex crossed the threshold into the ball.
