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Back in the Lazuli Palace…

When Joaquin left the sitting room where he had a private discussion with Cherry, he planned to return to the banquet hall to join Aries. However, he found himself standing outside the room and in front of the window. Hands on his back, eyes at the thick darkness outside. 

'That's strange…' his eye narrowed, expression stern. 'Why…?'

That question had been hovering over his head ever since he parted with Cherry. He couldn't help but recall his brief discussion with her as he remained silent. 

"I do not have an entire night to indulge with you, Countess Lloyd," he spoke the second they entered the sitting room, standing in the middle as he turned around to her who was standing in front of the door. "I hope this is important enough to take a moment of my time."