[She'll take a cursory glance at the tables in the corner to see if there's anything in particular that stands out about the hearts, but unless there's anything particularly out of place in that area, she's headed for the stage at the back.
Maybe there's some kind of a trapdoor here...? Maybe she just wants Spoilers. This is probably where the ball she refused to go to is going to take place, after all, so she's got the somewhat optimistic idea that she can report back on whatever she finds to Ivan so he's not caught off guard by anything here.
Of course, that would require her to survive this, so that's not going to happen.]
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Maybe there's some kind of a trapdoor here...? Maybe she just wants Spoilers. This is probably where the ball she refused to go to is going to take place, after all, so she's got the somewhat optimistic idea that she can report back on whatever she finds to Ivan so he's not caught off guard by anything here.
Of course, that would require her to survive this, so that's not going to happen.]