You were noticed too quickly. Either that was deliberate or someone has chosen you early.

The version where you think those are different problems.

Chancellor Corvin Vale

Broker of Quiet Concessions

The court opens its doors in candlelight and velvet. Before midnight ends, someone will be claimed, someone will be named, and someone will be ruined with perfect grace.

The First Ball

Velvet Court is LOOM at its most seductive and venomous: masked nobles, black crystal chandeliers, mirrored halls, coded letters, knives hidden in etiquette, and a society where attention itself can ruin you.