Hilde thought that she was way past feeling alarmed at that point. Not only did it seem like she should have used up all the alarm she could feel by now, but she was also just beginning to dare to believe that the day's problems would end at last, that everything else could safely be relegated to the following morning, which should come soon enough, much to her lament.
She had celebrated too soon when she enjoyed the sight of Leal, who was hiding right under everyone's noses without anyone suspecting. Their own biases, after all, would hardly permit such a thought from entering their minds, and the man himself...
His beauty would put the beauty of other women except Gisela’s to shame. It was a wonder it didn't draw attention to the point of getting seen through.
Before the footsteps' ow
