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“You’ll have to thank them for me”

In the end it wasn’t perfect, but it did the trick Eric rolled his sleeve down and bent his ar her handiwork He nodded appreciatively

“Not bad,” he said “I think I’ll live”

“That’s good to hear”

“So are you ready for dinnerhis hand

“Supper actually,” she said She reached out and took it “But yes”

Seven

It was the strangest dinner Melody had ever been to And considering her fae ones

The Everant hall filled with all things gaudy Garish paintings hung inside gold-leaf frahtly-p

olished sconces of brass and bronze A large fixture hung centered over the giant any table, filled with dozens of lit candles that h to see by, but just seemed… off

How the hell did people live this way, she wondered Before electricity?

The wallpaper and carpet were busy with patterns and stripes When you added it all together, the whole place reave her an uneasy feeling right off the bat

She was sitting in an ornately-carved chair, with red velvet cushions and wooden arms that seeht fit, even without her ball gown With it, it was downright uncomfortable

“The Lady of the House will not be joining us tonight,” a ed man informed the unwell, but sends her best regards”

The racefully as he sat down at the head of the table, presumably in the place where Lady Neveux would’ve been There was an aristocratic air about him When he picked up his cloth napkin and tucked it into his collar, every one of the other dinner guests si synchronized movement