After multiple rounds of people coming up to greet them, Matthew introducing her over and over combined with the polite chatter these banquets were intended for, Evelynn eventually excused herself to the bathroom.
'It's a networking event, after all,' Evelynn sighed to herself as Mason escorted her out of the banquet hall towards the winding halls that led to the bathrooms.
Hinting to a class as a beast tamer, making sure she didn't reveal anything that should remain hidden and politely denying all the people that wanted to touch or hold Dandelion throughout the conversations had drained her and she desperately needed a small break.
Not surprisingly, keeping up her image as a proper young lady had been the easiest part of the evening. That was a skill she had used most of her life perfecting, after all.
Remembering how Matthew had told Mason to escort her, to prevent any situations where her family cornered her alone, Evelynn felt a smile form on her lips at his consideration.
