She had to hide a smile at the ways her new guests interacted with some of her friends.

Olien was pulling faces at her from beside Varya, clearly not enjoying the arrogance of her neighbour.

Aleksi was always a good counter for Ahmer’s forwardness, the latter always wanting to speed through the introduction process for any new guests.

“Greetings.” She said, smiling as all of their eyes flashed toward her, ignoring their previous conversations.

“As you can see, we have some new guests. Please make them feel welcome as long as they are with us here, I’m sure you all remember your own first days.” She continued, receiving a few nods in return. “If anyone has any business with me, I must request that it waits until late afternoon, I must attend to our guests first. Otherwise, enjoy yourselves, I am always pleased to see so many people at the воспоминание.”

A softer smile graced her face as they resumed what they were talking about.

“My Lady.” A steady voice spoke from the shadows.

With a sigh, she flicked her hand and stood. The people at the table did not notice.

“What brings you out, my dear Aloyoshenka?” she said after making sure the table was undisturbed.

“I must request that you come with me, my Lady. Something… troublesome… has come to our attention.”

“Very well.”