We last read Chapter 62, in which Beth arrives at the majestic Pegasus Club, and meets Oliver, the butler Tristan told her she can trust. Beth spies an open study door, with people gathered around a large landscape model or diorama. She is unable to see what it depicts. She also sees the trophy case that held her costume, but it now has a black blanket draped where her costume had hung. Was her costume underneath the blanket, awaiting a grand reveal by Wheldon to his guests? She catches a brief glimpse of Conner in a side room, before Oliver leads her to her room. Oliver slips her a note from Raven Tristan, in which Tristan explains that she might not be able to help Beth as much as she had hoped during the gala, as Wheldon will have other people with her. She finds a gift from Wheldon in the room — an expensive pearl necklace. She leaves her room and heads downstairs to find the study door closed and monitored by a guard who won’t answer her questions about what is behind the door.
Wonder how Beth’s going to look after getting ready. And glad to see that Conner also feels off about Olivia; I doubt anyone wouldn’t, to be honest.
Still don’t have quite as good of a reading of the situation between the President, Wheldon, and Wheldon’s brother as I would’ve liked. I will say this, though; if I served in a regiment under the President and he left my sibling to die, I’d feel pretty agitated too. …..Maybe this is an assassination attempt on the President? Oh, no……that’s WORSE than nuking the planet! And there’s still the matter of that study that the guard was watching……
Saving the President would be a very impressive bullet point on Sapphire’s record…..at any rate, let’s keep going!
Wonder how Beth’s going to look after getting ready. And glad to see that Conner also feels off about Olivia; I doubt anyone wouldn’t, to be honest.
Still don’t have quite as good of a reading of the situation between the President, Wheldon, and Wheldon’s brother as I would’ve liked. I will say this, though; if I served in a regiment under the President and he left my sibling to die, I’d feel pretty agitated too. …..Maybe this is an assassination attempt on the President? Oh, no……that’s WORSE than nuking the planet! And there’s still the matter of that study that the guard was watching……
Saving the President would be a very impressive bullet point on Sapphire’s record…..at any rate, let’s keep going!
Indeed, saving the President might catapult her fame to even new levels! If she can get through all this first.