They wouldn't be able to come back for some time? From the reactions she was seeing, Philotes felt that was a bit of an understatement. While she was perfectly calm when it came to walking into situations others might find physically dangerous, and could completely handle getting her hands dirty, being caught in an awkward social situation was rather difficult for her because she wanted everyone to like her. And it was glaringly obvious that was not going to be the case tonight.
Yet, as Peitho spoke, something happened. There was a lightening of the weight of the attitudes that had been pressing upon them. Lottie had no doubt once they cleared the room and they no longer heard the tone of Persuasion's voice they'd go right back to hating them, but for the moment it was enough of a reprieve that Lottie could breathe.
As her friend closed the doors, Philotes looked at her in disbelief. Fun? That was fun? "I'm suddenly reminded why I don't get that far into misbehavior."