With the arrival of the royal heirs, the gazebo became much more lively. Servants and guards circled around, attending to our every need and desire. Whenever a crystal chalice emptied, a new one was already being poured.
The initial tension of their arrival was quick to fade, as both Belisa and Benjamin proved skilled in a social setting. Their words were crisp and polite, never straying into territory that made anyone uncomfortable. It was clean and sanitized, almost making me miss the rude, pretentious atmosphere Belisa had carried with her.
