"Good evening, Sir Hamilton of Leijed."
Shade did not know the young Prince Nasir Cavendish. He was a courteous young royal gentleman dressed in a black tailcoat. Prince Nasser, with the Cavendish Family's distinctive fiery red hair, clearly knew Shade. After Leisha, the salon's hostess, casually exchanged a few words with Shade at the door, the prince took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him.
Of course, the young prince was quickly deprived of the chance to speak by Angelina. As the king's most favored princess, Angelina's status was clearly higher than Nasser's, who neither participated in political affairs nor possessed much influence. But Angelina did not speak with Shade for long either. He could not block the doorway, as that would affect the guests arriving behind him.
Just as Shade had expected, because Princess Margaret had encountered accidents at public events in both Huntington and Lake View Manor, the Church had directly arranged for Ring Arcanists to protect her at tonight's salon. It was naturally not easy to place several strangers who clearly did not fit the atmosphere into a salon of barely more than thirty people, so the Church had disguised them as employees of the Seer Association.
Judging by their numbers, it was likely a full seven-person team of the orthodox deity Lady of Creation, the God of Creation and Destruction. They did not appear directly in the room where the salon was being held, instead waiting in the room next door. Because they had gathered together and were frequently using Thaumaturgy as though conducting an investigation, Shade was able to confirm their location.
Luvia should have been waiting for news from Shade in a third floor room, while the servants at the salon had all been arranged by Leisha. Seeing that nothing was happening