Even the servers' footsteps were barely audible.
It was hard to say how everyone else felt about the meal, but for Anos, it was an incredibly uncomfortable experience. He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, unable to stay still for long. Even when his favorite dishes were right in front of him, he had no appetite to enjoy them.
Trying to see how others were reacting, he lifted his head slightly—only to unexpectedly meet the gaze of his beloved butler. Seeing the amusement in the butler's eyes, Anos felt like a mischievous student caught by the headmaster, and he quickly dropped his head again, not daring to look around anymore.
Someone save him—why had he even decided to hold this banquet in the first place?
Thinking back on it now, it felt like he'd just created trouble for himself, making things even harder for his social-anxiety-prone self.
