By this point, a small crowd of spectators had formed around the face-off between Lady Nyrielle, the Blood Princess, and Jacques, the Sandbox Witch. Bloodsport had been a part of the culture of High Fen city for too long and no one wanted to miss a good show if one was about to erupt.
Elsewhere in the great hall, serpentine servants had quietly slipped away to find High Lady Erna. While there were ways to allow a bit of violence to erupt at the masquerade, should the situation call for it, a confrontation between a powerful witch and an even more powerful vampire was one that could harm even onlookers. Before that happened, they hoped that High Lady Erna could suppress the rowdy guests.
