Ida turned her gaze to a man who was dressed to the nines' and smiled nervously as he placed his hands on her shoulders, then turned her head as he addressed two other...guests. Her attention was drawn to the man with scales over his body as he knelt down in front of her and closed his hands gently and...comfortingly over hers. His comforting words struck a chord in her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes, long after he stood up and addressed the woman with multiple arms.<br/>Never before had she felt welcomed anywhere, and at both men's assurance, Ida silently resolved to stay here and seek refuge; she had no one else to turn too, but she had the whole world ahead of her.<br/>Ida smiled bitterly as she overheard the comment of her husband made by the woman with multiple arms...Genevieve, as she had introduced herself to Edrin.<br/>What the woman had said was true. He was a bastard and he did deserve it. But it did no good for her to think on the multiple reasons why he deserved such punishment, otherwise, she would be a crying heap of a mess. So, she took in a breath and put her coins back in her purse before tucking a stray piece of hair behind her ear, just as another woman sauntered up towards them.<br/>This woman was very beautiful, that much was obvious; but there was something not quite right about her, like she didn't even want to introduce herself at all, but was doing it out of politeness.<br/>Ida smiled up at Ambrosia and dipped her head once, then shifted nervously on her feet.