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"Very much." She agreed. So far it seemed that that was one hurdle over with, however she had been unable to turn down Bel's insistence that she stay there at the court until she completed her business with the Council. That made things all the more difficult, especially since there was the likely hood of more creative or perhaps brutish versions of magic to contend with though, and privacy would likely be at a premium too. She suspected that Bel was likely going to ignore her refusal of any after party guests and send them up to her suite anyway.

"If you wish." Catherine replied, knowing that he found her insistence of not feeding or drinking in front of others strange. Likely she would go and find herself something more than wine later, but without the aid of Bel or Taro. Though, the pair didn't need to know how much summoning the gate to the fae's realm took out of her. Currently the golden, bejeweled key hung on a delicate chain around her neck, nestled safely above the plunging neckline of her evening gown cut to show assets at their best advantage. "And yes, I do prefer it."