Two hours before sunrise, Ivory and Sigmund finally returned to Precious Inn. They did not expect Lucius to still be awake, and his eyebrows creased when he saw the two together, holding hands, and happily talking to one another!
When Ivory saw him in the lobby, she asked, "Lucius? Why are you still awake at this hour-"
"I was waiting for you," he then panned his sight to the Vampire, who averted his gaze, "Where did you take my sister?"
"Calm down, rich boy-"
"How can I possibly calm down? When I saw Ivory missing from the crowd, I immediately ran around town. I didn't even get to attend the circle dance, just to find her. You troublesome guy," he sighed, trying to keep his anger in check, "If I had not checked back here at the inn, I wouldn't know that Sigmund also left… I had a hunch this might happen, but-"