"Ah, let's go eat first!"
Edward rubbed his empty stomach. "I'm really hungry."
Lilith tottered over just then, looking dazed. She shook her head and looked at Edward. "Edward... you... have to eat a rat! Miss Lilith is seasick."
Susie nodded beside her. "I'm dizzy too."
"..."
When they returned to the hall, it was bustling with activity. Men and women swayed gently to the rhythm of the music on the dance floor. The dining area was packed with people enjoying the free feast.
They had no idea they had just had a brush with death.
"There's nowhere to eat here."
Audrey thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Hibbert's."
"Huh? Wouldn't that be a bit much?"
"What's wrong with it? You indirectly saved his life just now. Shouldn't he treat you to a meal?"
"Uh, Miss Hall, do you know what we call this sort of behavior back home?"
"?"
"Siding with outsiders over your own family."
Edward said it in Chinese first, then translated it into Loenese.
"Hehe!"
The two of them, along with a dog and a cat, crossed the bustling hall and headed up the stairs toward the suites on the top floor.
"Oh?"
Audrey suddenly stopped and looked down at the dance floor.
"What is it?"
"Look, Mr. Dunn and Miss Daly."
Daly held out a hand to a bewildered Dunn.
Dunn hurriedly shook his head and backed away, but Daly grabbed his wrist and pulled him onto the dance floor. Like the guests around them, they began dancing in a loose embrace.
Dunn's expression went from stiff at first to flustered, then gradually relaxed, until he finally smiled.
"They're so lovely."
Audrey leaned against the stair railing, propping up her chin as she watched with a smile.
Yes.
This time, Daly no