Chapter 267 - High Nobility Party

Damon didn't immediately react to the subtle shift in the hall's atmosphere as Morgana descended the stairs, but his eyes, alert even when his body appeared relaxed, caught every detail transforming around him, from the way the guests adjusted their postures to how the flow of conversation rearranged itself to receive her. He didn't look directly at her at that first moment, knowing that drawing unnecessary attention would be a fundamental mistake in an environment where glances signified intentions, and intentions, in that place, could easily become invisible weapons. Instead, he remained where he was, holding a glass of wine he had taken from a servant a few minutes earlier, moving with calculated naturalness among small groups of nobles discussing trivialities, but whose positions in the hall offered strategic angles for observation.