Claude's cheeks were beginning to ache and it hasn't even been an hour since they'd set foot in the ballroom.
Greeting the guests meant making small conversation with every single person within their vicinity, and it extends to more than a couple exchanged sentences given that Claude was with his parents, and the Head Vampires of Gratia Clan were just thrilled to be speaking with (literally) every single person they talked to.
Claude was doing as expected of him, making comments when necessary and giving topics whenever he could. Being next to Noelina gave him a bit more courage to make light jokes with some of the elder Clan members he'd grown up seeing in these sorts of events, and it made his parents beam.
He hasn't seen Dean since the Head Alpha and Geslaine left the dance floor
