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I spent time interacting with various nobles alongside Father and Mother.
Merely offering greetings brought remarks like “What a lovely young lady you are,” though those words felt laced with more than a little irony.
In response, Father delivered such sharp, unexpected comebacks that most of the nobles were left speechless and forced into strained smiles.
The noble children were all gathered in one section of the banquet hall, so we didn’t even cross paths. Father had asked if I wanted to go over, but both Will and I shook our heads.
Will was antisocial and hated crowds. As for...
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