[Realm: Álfheimr]
[Location: Heart Kingdom]
[Pulchritudo]
[Banquet]
Hearing the constant stream of insincere praise was finally beginning to wear Gretel down.
At first, she had found it mildly amusing, then it had become repetitive. Now, after standing there for what felt like far too long, she was beginning to wonder whether listening to the same empty compliments over and over again might actually be more exhausting than whatever they had come here to accomplish.
Gretel had eventually given up on trying to remain close to the crowd. She had chosen instead to lean against the wall a short distance away, arms loosely folded as she watched everything unfold from the side.
Nothing of note was happening.
