Strange, nothing happened? Was my Calamity Premonition wrong...
At the party, Lorne was chatting merrily with two young noblemen, but inwardly, he felt a flicker of surprise. His Calamity Premonition had definitely triggered just now, yet nothing had happened around him...
There really were quite a few things out of the ordinary tonight.
Damn it! Why was Leonard watching me again...
After finishing his conversation with James Scott, Klein turned around and noticed Leonard trailing behind him again, though he had no idea when the man had appeared.
Clearly, his unexpected appearance had caused Leonard to change his original target. He discreetly circled through the crowd a few times and finally managed to shake him off, though only just.
Then he hurried over to Charles.
"Exactly. Our Guild is highly efficient. If there are any incident investigations that are inconvenient for you to handle, you can always come to us..." Charles was still chatting enthusiastically with Sergeant Huntington beside him.
"Director." Klein approached Charles and whispered a few words in his ear.
"Really?" Charles's brows drew together almost imperceptibly.
"Yes."
At that, Charles immediately gave the sergeant an apologetic smile, excused himself on the grounds of urgent business, and pulled Klein behind a relatively secluded pillar.
"Where's that member of the Red Gloves?"
"Over there..." Klein pointed in a direction.
Charles followed his finger and spotted Leonard surrounded by several enthusiastic noblewomen. Unable to advance or retreat, he wore a slightly awkward smile. His rakishly handsome looks really did draw attention at an occasion like this.
"Never seen such a flirtatious type before... Just what you'd expect from someone in the Church of Evernight," Charles muttered.
He patted Klein on the shoulder and reassured him, "All right, don't worry too much. He won't trace anything back to you."
"But..." Klein