Many of the stories in Murmur’s library included balls, so Faust thought she knew what to expect, however, the real thing turned out to be much different. No masked beauty made a show-stopping entrance, nor did any evil entity interrupt the festivities to lay curses on anybody, the latter of which was probably a good thing. In other words, nothing that exciting was happening inside, so Faust eventually went to explore the gardens outside.
Just like the inside of the mansion, Angora...