[Realm: Álfheimr]
[Location: Heart Kingdom]
[Pulchritudo]
"This invitation is unexpectedly elegant," Gretel murmured, turning the thin rectangular card between her fingers.
The invitation was crafted from thick white parchment that felt almost silky beneath her gloved fingertips. Along its edges ran gold embossing, and across its center, written in graceful, flowing script, was a single word.
Worthy.
The simplicity of it somehow made it feel even more exclusive.
Gretel studied it for another moment before carefully lowering it onto the table.
She and Paimon had returned to the inn's lower dining hall early that morning. Fresh sunlight spilled through the tall windows, bathing the floors in light. Unlike the previous evening, only a handful of patrons occupied the spacious room.
Fresh cups of coffee rested before both girls and across from them sat Goiim.
