Chapter 236

• I should have gone with Yslara when I had the chance, but I didn’t. I thought it would be more interesting to accompany the adults than the children, but I bitterly regretted it. As they got drunk, they talked about all sorts of things they wouldn’t discuss in front of children. The alcohol was already going to their heads, and they spoke in my native language as if they thought that would hide their conversations from the curious children.
• They filled my glass once, but I just pretended to drink in front of them to keep them from bothering me. If I had to try alcohol for the first time, it certainly wouldn’t be here or under these circumstances. Meanwhile, I tried to stay in the most isolated corner, hoping to remain invisible until it was time to leave.
• I learned a few names and even picked up some relevant information about how the party would work. That was when I discovered why they had such high expectations for this year’s party. They hadn’t celebrated for almost a decade because of an unknown disease that destroyed the lives of almost a fifth of the pack. Even though the disease had been completely eradicated a few years ago, they stopped celebrating for a while because of their grief.