An understanding. Rue laughed brightly, a nod to the conclusions one could quite easily draw from that kind of statement. Inside, Erskine was sighing a little if only for Raine's sake. It had been fun at first, but it was infinitely more amusing to poke fun at Solomon than it was at Raine. At least none of it was real. And maybe this would make up for it.

Without a word of explanation, Rue all but strutted across the party with his two captives in tow on either side. Just off the side of the refreshments area there was a little corner of courtyard that had been roped off. It wasn't easy to see from the main part of the masquerade, or even from the refreshments table. Only if you knew to look for it.

A table for two sat in the corner, complete with pretty tablecloth, candles, flowers, and fairy lights suspended above. A nice dinner, just a cut above the fare served at the party, and a bottle of good wine waited for them.

Rue detached himself from the two of them and gently nudged them forward.

"For the lovers~"