Orpheus could hear them talking but he wasn’t paying attention to what was being said. Then the guard outside the door entered to announce his presence and then came back to open the door for him
Orpheus stood upright; always had, and then entered.
The moment he stepped, all eyes were on him. But he was immediately set on Zala. It was not difficult seeing as she was all he could see. Her face wasn’t flushed but he could hear her very quietly tapping her heels under the table rhythmically.
Then across from her was a man who looked strikingly similar to Zala except that his features were more masculine. He was Valerie, Zala’s brother.
Another woman was siting beside Valerie whom he assumed to be Valerie’s fiancée. Zala talked about her a lot.
Then at the head of the table was The kin
