Ellory didn't even want any more of Antigone's advice. If she gave her the liberty, she might suggest that babies ate their way out of their mother's belly. Ellory didn't need any more of this energy in her life.

"Thank you, Antigone," Ellory said in a way that implied that she was very much dismissed. "If you will excuse me, I still haven't greeted Auntie Mariana!"

She didn't head towards her aunt after she left Antigone, though, but rather to the drinks' table.