After the Countess fainted, the other parents reacted as if this outcome had been carefully anticipated.
To the cadets' surprise, no one panicked.
Someone cleared space. Someone knew to call a physician. Another already knew to look for the temporary lounge. Countess Jenna was moved with practiced ease, settled comfortably, and only after the findings came out did everyone disperse to continue exploring the booth.
By the time the physician finished checking her pulse and calmly declared that she was perfectly fine and would wake up anytime soon, the atmosphere had already returned to that earlier excitement.
It was after this that Luca finally found the chance to speak with Jax.
Count Alexander had waved them off and told them to go fetch the children.
