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[indent][sup][color=ab274f][b]Attire:[/b][/color] [url=https://i.imgur.com/Nvjex5D.jpg]The costume[/url]
[color=ab274f][b]Date and Time:[/b][/color] Sola 23rd, Night
[color=ab274f][b]Location:[/b][/color] Calbert Damien's Ballroom
[color=ab274f][b]Mention(s):[/b][/color]
[color=ab274f][b]Interaction(s):[/b][/color] [@princess] Alibeth, [@Lava Alckon] Drake
[/sup][/indent][/cell][/row][/table]Shortly after his discussion with Captain Durmand, Wulfric was approached by his mother. Did she actually think she was fooling anyone by trying to blend into the crowd when her attire evoked a veritable demoness from hell?

[color=ab274f]“Of course,”[/color] he answered cooly as he removed himself from her hold with a tactical sidestep. [color=ab274f]“But I cannot very well go forth and remove his tongue this very instance, now can I?”[/color] he snarked quietly. To try and preserve the charade that their meeting was coincidental, Wulfric positioned himself so he wasn’t fully facing her. He pretended to be absorbed in the refreshments set on the nearest table. To the casual observer, it would appear as if two guests who had just so happened on one another were merely exchanging trite remarks.

[color=ab274f]“Truly, that bastard can be dealt with at any time,”[/color] he remarked, a tad dismissive of Cassius. Because it would be strange to stand there doing nothing, he picked up a plate, and began an exceedingly fastidious selection of something to snack on. [color=ab274f]“It might even be entertaining to have his recently claimed son used against the count, wouldn’t you agree?”[/color] he questioned rhetorically.

[color=ab274f]“Speaking of.”[/color] He turned to her then, and presented her the plate of appetizers – as if all he was doing was recommending his favourite tidbits to her. In actuality, their conversation topic was of great import. [color=ab274f]“This household has a touch more of [i]the unusual[/i] than you may prefer,”[/color] he related quietly, placing special emphasis on those two words. Wulfric expected Alibeth would correctly infer he was referring to magic. [color=ab274f]“I believe you will see what I mean when Violet makes her appearance.”[/color] It was only a terribly eerie supposition on his part that something was [i]wrong[/i] with the lady, but if anyone could confirm it, he imagined it would be her.

[color=ab274f]“Now, [i]if you do not mind[/i], I should like to spend the remainder of my evening [i]without[/i] you hovering.”[/color] Would he have to explain to her that her presence was, in fact, detrimental to socializing, especially with womenfolk? No self-respecting lady would take seriously a grown man so closely attached to his mother.

Granted, his actual, personal reason was a simple desire to not be scrutinized. It was insulting, the implication that [i]he[/i] needed to be watched by her. Annoying, too. Hopefully, Alibeth would take his bait and turn her attention on the Damiens. A much better use of her time, in his opinion.

As he was about to proactively distance himself from her, and leave her to think on his words, Drake made his appearance. [i]Just[/i] as he was so close to freeing himself from his mother’s ever-watchful gaze. What unfortunately inopportune timing… At the very least, Alibeth may still very well choose not to linger.

If nothing else, Drake’s penchant for theatricality drew out a smirk from him. [color=ab274f]“Good evening, Drake,”[/color] he greeted. [color=ab274f]“Or should I greet you as [i]the Musician[/i]?”[/color] he joked lightly. [color=ab274f]“Your visage is recognizable despite the mask, you do realize?”[/color] he pointed out, entertained by the lord’s actions. Wulfric then moved onto the next immediate point he was curious about. [color=ab274f]“Was Princess Sadie unable to come?”[/color] he inquired, genuinely intrigued. He had seen them together this morning, and suspected Drake had been waiting for her. Possibly, the lord was now sans a date. All things considered, it was a decent opportunity to draw the man into a (preferably private) conversation.[/color]