The way Liriel had chosen to express herself led Arabella to believe there lived a certain degree of secrecy to all of it.
Still, no matter how much poking and prodding she did, Silas refused to spill anything of substance, only telling her that it ought to simply be seen.
And it sure did not disappoint as the great hall crawled with many souls. Some of whom carried familiar, beaming faces, but the rest did not seem all that recognizable.
The one common thing between them being their extravagant wear. All seemed dressed for a very special and high-class party.
Aside from the shining gold gilding the space, Arabella's biggest surprise came at the sight of Ada, Edgar, Morgana, Cynric and Allegra. Persephone too was there, but unlike the others, she did not seem all that perplexed by whatever was taking place there.
