The hundreds of conversations exchanged and the thousands of words barely drowned the worry and frustration Histoire felt the entire time while she was at the party. Her mind would run off to Keziah's words without her permission whenever she stopped to listen to a life story or when she returned indoors to refill the drinks. And every time she did, she made sure the woman of the subject in her mind was not present. Keziah's main priority was Sosha and she would perform whatever act to please him, even if it meant she ignore her own guests and stay with him instead.