The Lilac Salon (The Kids' Section)
While the adults were busy signing treaties and sipping polite poison in the main hall, the children had been shunted off to the Lilac Salon.
This was a smaller, softer room filled with pillows, excessive amounts of cake, and supervised by three very stressed nannies who looked like they were reconsidering their life choices.
The social hierarchy here was just as brutal as the adult one. Little Dukes and Duchesses formed cliques based on species and wealth.
But today, the hierarchy was broken.
Because Lady Ellia, the Grand Duchess and Star of the Ball, wasn't sitting on the velvet throne. She was sitting on the floor, surrounded by the Daycare Delegation.
Orion sat cross-legged next to her, adjusting the collar of his velvet suit. Every few seconds, he pulled a small spray bottle from his pocket and misted his face. Psst. Psst.
