☀️ Arselia and Akonia

From this point on, the audience was captivated – here was a true star. Following the bow to Beata, similar thunderous applause awaited, so loud and passionate that she had probably never heard anything like it directed at her before.
- Well, she's not that bad... - Quentin, Orros, Arabella, Melody, Minerva, and Kreya thought, deciding that the Emerald Alley thief deserved a second chance.

"Is all this... for me? Is all this... for me? Really? So this is what a reward for honest work looks like? It's so much, so much more pleasant than a pile of money!"
- Thank you, thank you! - she bows and sends air kisses, secretly wiping away tears of happiness. - I love you, Margel!!!
Meeting Alaria's gaze, she gave a sly smile. In her mind, she was frantically composing a speech – something that wouldn't remind anyone of the tragedy that had occurred that night.
- Oh, it's chilly today, isn't it? It makes you want to return to the warm, gentle summer, the season blessed by Rufus. Alas, we are not powerful enough wizards to change one season into another, but if we cannot transport ourselves to summer, we will invite a piece of summer to us and pay homage to the god of fire! After traveling through the sunny Calcite, a truly hot newcomer has arrived! Get ready, it's going to be hot! On stage is a sultry woman, a poet's dream, Alaria – welcome!
"Still better than those lines about needing to warm up by a burning fireplace and all that, which I had prepared initially," - Beata's face showed that she had no regrets.
Guyon smiled apologetically at Alaria, apologizing for his partner's frivolity.

Beata remembers that she still has a small joint scene with the Queen, but there won't be any difficult stunts there, so, taking advantage of the moment, she changes back into her dark harlequin work attire.