The nobles gathered around the edge of the forest outside the Miscello residential area. The porters stood by the gentlemen who hired them. They seemed to greet each other.
When Prince Algis and Princess Adel came, the other nobles immediately fell silent. They stared at the members of the royal family as they passed. They--then nobles--were interested in the clothes worn by Princess Adel and Adriana. The two women mounted horses and wore hunting clothes instead of dresses.
The noble ladies who also accompanied the men from their families gave Princess Adel and Adriana strange looks. As if Princess Adel and Adriana were circus performers.
