Taliyah smiled lightly when she heard her masters name being called out, before the expedition she planned to have Lirian and her master sit down to clear the air between them.
This banquet was a good opportunity to write off all their troubles, it was more crowdy than she hoped it to be, but she figured that having a crowd might make Lirian a little more reserved if only just a tiny bit.
A short while later when her make up and hair was done, Taliyah heard that the trumpeters had gone to rest from Belinda, it meant that all the invited nobles had arrived, but the best news of all for her was that she wouldn't have to see the trumpets when she went down.
The emperor and empress always arrive last so it was finally her turn.
Taliyah's aides led the way as she trailed behind them, a golden carpet was spread out wherever she had to walk, and the aides walked on both sides just an inch away from the carpet.
