A few minutes before Veronica flung the transformed woman, Arina, and Richard could be seen talking.
Richard gazed at the woman, thinking to himself while gesturing inquisitively, "I know that the cult has always had their eyes on me due to my aspect."
He paused, sweeping his gaze over all the other guests, looking for possible accomplices of this demon before him. He thought further, "But for them to be making a bold move like this in my mansion, what do they hope to gain? It's obvious the leader of the group of readers who want to recreate this world in their likeness is behind this. But what exactly is he going for here?"
He then glanced over at the guards, who were still standing before their demonic guest as he thought further, "They must have known it would be next to impossible to actually capture me in such a setting, yet they tried regardless."
