"Coldstrom..." She begins but he is not looking at her.
She looks behind her to find Martis holding the king's eye, and the two of them are as motionless as statues. Tension rackets up between them, with her at the center and other elves are beginning to notice.
Coldstrom is looking at Martis with flat eyes but she is sure a message is being passed. Martis' jaw clenches hard, but after a moment, he nods and steps back, executing a bow. Then he spins around and disappears into the throng of bodies.
"Martis..." She says but he is suddenly nowhere to be found. She turns back to Coldstrom, looking up at him with a suspicious frown.
"Shall we?" He says and extends a hand out to her.
She wants to plant her feet and demand answers to what just happened but they are in the middle of the dan
