Lion Head Mesa (ap) Snapped fingers break hypnosis

Rue is skippable

Ruenna lingered near one of the refreshments locations, her dubious gaze drifting over the exotic offerings. Her mind was still whirling from her conversation with Germanicus. She had not yet imbibed of the fermented fruit, and so she was sharp enough to catch on to Reyes's trajectory when his movements became visible out of the corner of her eye. 

Eyes still on the food, Ruenna casually moved around the back of the display so that she was partially hidden from Reyes. She peeked out. It seemed that her little escape ploy had worked: Reyes was now staring at Ramesses, stopped in his tracks, his pursuit of Ruenna presumably forgotten. The bridegroom began to move toward Reyes, no doubt sensing the Brecheliant man's eyes upon him. 

Ruenna was an intuitive woman, and she didn't like where this was headed. She looked over her shoulder and caught the attention of the first pair of robust-looking Akashingo males she could find, who happened to be Arsenio and Shoko. She slid over to the pair of Mazoi.

"Hey, um.." she began, voice low. Her gaze flickered between @Arsenio and @Shoko. "D'you see the wolf talking to your Pharaoh? That's Reyes. He's got a reputation as a wild card, and that's when he's sober. You might just keep an eye on the situation..?" 

There. She had done her due diligence by her hosts, she felt. It was now time to remove herself from this particular scene... maybe she would see about tracking down the bride? Rue still needed to congratulate the newlyweds, and she wasn't about to go anywhere near the tinderbox that was Reyes and Ramesses.