Alice let the melody wind down slowly as she considered Alex's offer. "Perhaps a quiet table. Fresh air is a novelty I can do without." Her voice light a friendly though she the thought of leaving the gathering was slightly worrisome. It seemed when she was not surrounded by people, trouble brewed all the more ferociously about her. As Aleera's voice rang out, Alice looked up her delicate mouth drawing into a frown as the woman came jogging towards them with two glasses of red wine. While that was not cause for concern, Alice didn't care to see the woman jogging with such beverages and with so many delicate dresses about. Did she not know what red wine would do to such a dress?

As fate would have it, what she had feared happened. The woman tripping as Alice drew back too late to save her dress from getting splashed with the staining liquid and half of her face as well. Fighting back a snarl at all her hard work going down the drain, knowing that a scene would not be welcomed here. Alice yanked herself from Alex's hold and sucked in a quiet breath as the keen emerald eyes studied the damage. Hours of work, ruined because of some irritating woman and her need for wine. "Are you alright dear?" Alice asked Aleera with a icy coldness in her voice. Moving to offer the woman a hand to get to her feet, there was a tenseness about Alice. For while she could forgive much, ruining clothing was a sin. Whispering so that only Aleera could hear, the tailor hissed in absolute venom. "I will be seeking compensation for your lack of care, [i]my dear[/i]. I can forgive a lot, but not someone doing something so utterly stupid." Setting Aleera on her feet with a kindly smile, Alice checked that her mask remained in place as it wouldn't do to come undone and reveal herself. With a heavy heart Alice strode towards the ladies room, her back stiff and her chin held high as she ignored the crowd. Her eyes brimming with tears of anger and sorrow over her craft, but she held them back. Letting the crowd merely see a lady going off to deal with a tragedy without a bother and nothing more.