A few minutes later, they stood in front of a door that allowed the sound of a party to leak through. Laughing, talking, the clinking of glass, and even music. Whatever tension Kato's punishment created clearly hadn't taken long to dissolve when the after-party started.
Before they went in, Nora stopped and turned to them—or rather, to Naeku. "Before we go in…" she said, a mysterious smile on her lips. "I'm sure you've both already noticed some of our customs."
At that point, she produced something from her storage space that she was wearing as well: a black band choker, currently unbound by a clasp bearing Erik's symbol. Though there was one difference with this clasp. While all the ones they'd seen so far were made of some kind of silvery metal, this one appeared to be a solid, gleaming gold.
