Couple showers and a change of clothes later, Zafika has finally made it to the celebration banquet, mostly out of politeness, but also because they still want to talk to few people they haven't had a chance to meet just yet.

Unfortunately, the banquet is, a little too energetic for them, so they take a little bit of food with them and go find a quieter corner for them to temporarily retreat to. Yeah, they're still bad with crowds, and hearing people whispering about them being one of the nights that had caused the first monster's death, shudder at the memory of the monster's blood and its scent.

They hope no one is watching as they bring their hand up closer to their face, and proceed to stick out their forked tongue. They want to make sure that the scent of the monster's blood is gone, and this is a guaranteed way to make sure. They're quick to pull their tongue back into their mouth, and sigh in relief when they can't smell a trace of the monster's blood. Thank goodness. It had been such a disgusting scent, they would have hated it if it had lingered on them. But now that they don't have to worry about that, they can just focus on listening to the chatter around them, and nibble a little on the food they have on their plate. They'll try to spot the Knights they haven't had time to talk to in a bit, and the princess too.