As soon as the ceremony ended, the Chief Inquisitor drifted away. The others, however, stayed behind, whether acquainted with Lloyd or not, stepping forward one by one to offer their congratulations.
Except for the Drunkard, who neither left nor came over to make small talk. She simply slumped alone on a bench, looking as though she had completely blacked out from drinking.
The first to approach was naturally the gorgeous and alluring Viya, delivering her remarks with the same formal, bureaucratic courtesy:
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