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"Excellent, then we'll head..." "there..." Wait. Did Xavian say 'come with you'? As in, he was going to the dinner with Xavian? Was this... Was this part of the plan? Was he supposed to go, too? Odette didn't say anything about that. Steven could feel the cracks forming in his chipper...

When Xavian's brow furrowed and he answered with such hesitation, Steven's heart skipped a beat for two reasons. Firstly, the fear that he'd given away his intentions, and their host knew something suspicious was afoot. Secondly, regardless of what Xavian suspected, if he did refuse, maybe...

Steven's eyebrows raised a fraction of an inch when he spotted Orzo on the couch. It was the first time he'd seen the Hoopa outside of their morning roll calls, and in light of the text that Odette had showed him... No need to raise any suspicions. He donned a practiced smile and gave a small...

The walk to Xavian's room was short, but to Steven it felt like it stretched on forever. Aggron gave a worried grumble behind him, and Steven grit his teeth. "I know, I know," he muttered. He'd come to the lounge to avoid having to take advantage of their host's trust and what did he end up...

Steven watched with wide eyes as the soft light around Clink faded and the gracidea flower curled in on itself, bright pink replaced with murky purples and browns. His heart was hammering in his chest, like he'd just sprinted across the island. It worked. It actually worked. He was...

Steven was quiet the whole walk to Xavian's room, and to her credit so was Odile. He didn't know what he'd expected, maybe a separate building, a private villa overlooking the island's most scenic views, some kind of penthouse suite. Something at least as ostentatious as their host's tastes...