"Keep your knickers on, Gretchen. No one will do anything rash," Alexa echoed Ren with a snort. Not now... with all of these witnesses anyway.

Hearing Ren's name Alex smiled slightly and joined in a short burst of applause as he watched his brother, for all intents and purposes, strut off to be with Lord Borr. Better him than Alex. At this distance he could escape the stench.