Within minutes, the tray of protein had already been devoured courtesy Aden and his Vassals. Well... Mostly Aden, but that wasn't a point of concern.
Aden laid eyes on the woman who stood behind the counter with a stiff smile on her lips, earning a low hum from his lips as his eyebrows furrowed in thought.
Eventually, he stood up and walked towards her, each step causing her to flinch more noticeably, but he didn't stop his footsteps.
As he stood face to face with the woman, he could see droplets of sweat run down her forehead, her eyes had already squinted as a result of the increasingly forced smile, and his increased perception could make out her shivers.
His arm slowly rose, and even that small action caused the room to fall into a strange silence.
The tension in the room became palpable all of a sudden, every person present there had looks of apprehension on their faces that even they didn't know they had.
Then, it happened.
