"Are you alright?" Came a voice from behind Alice.

It was Alex. On seeing Alice briskly heading for the balcony he had worked his way through the crowd and was following her to see if she was alright. Her dress and mask were stained darkly with the wine from earlier, though it wasn't absolutely blatantly noticeable.
He reached out and gently grasped Alice's shoulder to stop her.

"Oh no, your dress..." He said somberly, seeing the dark stains down the side.


Nearby, Aleera was working her way over to the bar when Thomas emerged from behind a crowd of people nearby. Seeing Aleera, he rushed up to her, arms out slightly.

"What happened?" He asked.
"It's been handled." Aleera replied bluntly.
"Alright," Thomas said,"well good, because I have a confident bead on our boy."

Aleera stiffened,"Who?" She demanded.

Thomas smiled behind the grinning skull mask as he raised a finger and swiveled it around, pointing through the crowd at the man in white that was talking to Alice.