Arion+Four

Septrem Eigth, Very Early Morning

As they say in many stories… the plot thickens. What should have been a pleasant and quiet evening out turned into something of an embarrassment. We were asked to join Reid at Angel’s Bar, which was hosting an invitation-only party. So far so good. The evening was filled with quality entertainment, and more maidens to dance with than any one man could ever handle! It definitely met my expectations of what a good party should be. Even Lia agreed to share a dance with me. Things were going quite well. That is, until I asked Jenica to dance, and wound up with a slap in the face by someone claiming to be her betrothed!

I’ve had my share of embarrassing and awkward moments in this life, but usually I know when the woman I am dancing with is already taken (Not that it truly makes a difference. I simply like to know when I am breaking the rules!). The man made it sound like I was taking complete advantage of her… like it was my fault she was with me, and not her choice. Then he insulted me by challenging me to a duel over it! I do not duel over misunderstandings. Life is simply too short to be wasted by senseless blood-shedding activities. Naturally I turned him down. Jen said she would take care of it… it turns out she is a bit of a runner though. She disappeared for a time hoping he would lose interest and go away. I happen to know from past experience however that men like him will never just give up. So, I spoke to Angel. Turned out that Carter (the fool’s name) didn’t have the decency to show up invited. He was promptly removed. Hopefully he won’t give Jen too much trouble in the next few days.

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