Arthur, who was about to invite Arabel and Sofia to join the Royce family, froze when he heard Arabel's words.
"What's the bet?" he asked, perplexed, and turned to Beatrice in search of an explanation.
"The thing is..." Beatrice began and talked about everything that had happened, about how the competition between Sofia and Arabel had arisen, and about the bet that had been made.
"Ah, that's what happened..." said Arthur, a little disappointed, but not blaming Beatrice. On the contrary, he was very glad that she invited him, taking advantage of the absence of the third judge.
"Mrs. Fein, what is the name of your Guild?" asked Arthur. "Do you think it's possible for your Guild and my Royce family to cooperate?"
Arabel considered Arthur's suggestion.
"Actually, we don't have a problem with that," she said, and Arthur and Beatrice's faces immediately brightened.
