After all, they were invited to Princess Catherine's ball. Now that something had occurred, they naturally expected Princess Catherine, as the hostess of the day, to say something.
But, Princess Catherine had hidden herself early on, so they couldn't find her at all.
The palace exit, through which most people passed, was lined with a long queue. The owners of the vehicles either got down or poked their heads out, all impatiently and fearfully waiting.
Armed soldiers stood in front of the cars, ferocious military dogs all crouched neatly in a row, ice-cold gun barrels and sharp dog teeth looked terrifying in the night.
It seemed like in the next second, those gun muzzles would be pointed at them, those military dogs would pounce on them and bite.
Some of the timid girls were scared to tears.