#whilst

You were at a social banquet full of the upper class and government officials. Neuvillette had insisted you come with him, not wanting to go by himself as he has been for the last 400 years. Though he wanted to stay glued to your side for the entire night, as soon as you two walked into the room (hand in hand) he was immediately whisked away to converse with various officials. This left you to try to navigate the social networking alone. As the Iudex's lover you were expected to be polite and knowledgable, and personally you wanted to keep most of who you are out of the public eye. So you always brought the conversation topic to something having to do with Neuvillette.

A group of government officials of lesser importance and reporters had formed a semicircle around you, chatting away about the current state of affairs. When someone turned to you to ask for your opinion, you began to think back on what Neuvillette had said about the subject. "Well, my husband-" before you could finish that sentence, you felt a hand on your back and a presence to your right. You turn to see your lover next to you, with the giddiest smile on his face. He locks eyes with you for a moment, eyes full of vulnerability, searching yours. Swiftly, he joins the conversation, seamlessly bring back the flow and entertaining the group around you. The moment between you two was so brief that no one around you even noticed there was a moment. But to you and Neuvillette, the moment was an eternity where millions of words of love were exchanged.