As the applause and cheers continued to fill the castle, Oliver and Anna found themselves being swept up in the moment, walking towards the gathering of jubilant guests. Each step they took felt like a temporary escape from the gravity of their private conversation, yet the tension between them remained, hanging in the air like an invisible cloud.
“Cheers,” Anna said more audibly this time, lifting her glass high as they joined the crowd. Her smile was radiant but reserved, as if a part of her was still back in that dimly lit room, entangled in the mystery Oliver was about to unravel.