A resounding slap caressed Aries's ears the moment she stepped foot in the library in the Hyacinth. Her careful, soundless steps skidded to a halt as she reached a shelf, a space for tables and chairs coming into full view.
Over there, two ladies were standing near the round table.
'Oh.' Aries whistled, folding her arms as she leaned her side against the shelf. She kept her eyes on the two ladies at a not-so-faraway distance.
The ladies were facing each other: one had her face tossed to the side, her cheek was burning, the other one's face was also burning in anger, smoldering, hands tightened into a fist.
"I knew it was you." Lady Ivory's voice thundered as it shook, eyes full of fury. "How dare you?"
Princess Agnes calmly looked back at the fuming Lady Ivory, ignoring the red marks the latter's hand left on her cheek.
