Leaving?

The banquet was still going on when Rhode and Marlene returned to the banquet hall. Their departure didn't catch too much attention and most of the nobles thought that they had just gone out for a stroll. Some of them knew about their relationship and they believed that Rhode might have gone out to accompany and console her. After all, the rewards she had received weren't comparable to the other young nobles, which left her depressed inevitably. However, perhaps no one could imagine how daring they were to do such a thing in the majestic and sacred Golden City…