"I had to be invited by a Thornton, yes. Didn't you want me to meet your paramour or did I simply slip your mind?" Aoife sips her drink.

"I'm here for you, Amelie, no matter if you like it or not. If you don't, I'll be with Alodia for the rest of the hopefully short night. I mean, the Thorntons aren't really well known for their inspired banquets, no matter how hard James seems to have tried."