Author's note: this is from Seraphina's point of view
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The elegant dining room was adjacent to the ballroom and when the time for food approached, the wall between two rooms opened, connecting them into one massive space.
Staff skilfully navigated guests to their designated seats around circular tables that could seat about fourteen people each.
The luxurious white tablecloths had intricate silver-colored embroidery which matched the designs along the edges of delicate china. Crystal glassware and lovely flower arrangements completed the inviting setting.
Aldus offered me to switch seats. That would put me between him and Calista, but I refused and decided to sit on the spot that was assigned to me initially. I didn't want to appear fragile.
I sat between Aldus and a man who introduced himself as Edmund.
