"She's right, dear." Elina said. "We're already on edge, don't make things even harder for us." She was wearing a silk satin cream colored ballgown which left her shoulders and arms exposed and had a square neck.
The others joined her plea, forcing him to shut up. Lith was very nervous too and couldn't wait for the Gala to be over. Meeting Phloria again after so much time was a bittersweet event to him, especially since now they had both moved on.
Things with Solus weren't great either. Lith was happy seeing her grow as a person, but at the same time, he was sad at not being able to spend as much time together as before.
Solus now spent her free time in her own room, receiving her friends rather than being around him like in the past. Tista, Kalla, and even her vampire daughter, Nyka, visited Solus whenever they had a chance.