Though she had wished she could stay on the balcony, Milena had to go back to the party. Even for her, it was very cold outside, and as a Duchess, she couldn’t be absent for too long, or people would talk. Blanche decided to slide around her mistress’ shoulder, using her snake appearance to cover her like some scaled shawl. As she was silvery white, it made quite an effect over Milena’s blue gown.
After a deep breath, she got back inside, closing the glass door behind her. A lot of people had started dancing, and the crowd had grown thicker around the dancers, everyone happily chatting and exchanging drinks. Some young ladies had a hard time hiding their deception and eyed in the Prince Ellias’ way with sullen looks. Milena guessed the human Prince’s popularity and charms had down their
