Ting!
Teacups clinked against each other as the sound of laughter echoed through the garden. Maids bustled in and out while serving tea and small snacks to the two noble ladies.
"Hehe, Now that the rumored stone is nowhere to be found, how do you suppose you are going to have a breakthrough now Your Highness?" An elegant and well-poised lady in a blue dress teased the Empress in front of her.
Crack!
