Taking on your best royal airs, you follow the young man down into the main part of the castle. You pass several guards some stare at you leering, and others glare at you grumbling under there breath. Acting haughty in order to mask your nervousness, you surprisingly find yourself feeling anticipation at seeing what sort f reaction each of the guards made upon seeing you.
You minder, leads you to a large room off of the great hall, and you pause at the entrance looking around.
You could see 4 long trestle tables, lined with benches, that ran half the length of the room. At the end of the room, there was a large table on a raised dais, with several richly appointed chairs. Lilith was already seated at the table with Gwen sitting to her right. Seeing you standing at the door Lilith gestures to you indicating that you should be seated beside her. Gathering your courage, you stride over the main table utterly certain that every eye in the room was watching you intently.
Arriving at the table Lilith nods to you saying “Princess Liandra, how good of you to join us.”
Hearing the tone of satisfaction in Lilith’s voice, you shoot back “Did I really have a choice.”
At your reply, Gwen snorted, quickly looking away. Lilith glared at her momentarily before answering you ”Not really, but I’m glad to see that your not being childish.”
Taking you seat, a servant girl appeared at your elbow with a carafe of wine for you. Filling your glass, you take a drink of the wine, Fighting a gasp, your eyes go wide at the strength of the beverage.
Noticing your expression Lilith asks amusedly “Is the wine up to your standards.”
You nod telling her “Yes its quite good just a little more…. Robust than what I’m used to at home.”
“I am glad you like it I have it imported from the free cities,” Lilith tells you.
“I’m sure ill get used to it,” You reply, taking care to only sip the beverage.
The servants now brought the first coarse of the meal, a roasted fowl of some sort. It was well seasoned, and you tear into it with great gusto. After having been limited to cold camp rations since leaving home. Starting to feel warm, you were vaguely listening to Lilith and Gwen’s small talk, as you sipped the wine. Finishing the first coarse, the servants started to bring out the second.
“So. how was your bath?” Lilith asked, as the servants cut healthy venison steaks for the three of you.
Feeling a buzz you reply without thinking “Not nearly, as good of a time as you wanted me to,”
Leaning over, Lilith whisper into your ear. “If Mia was lacking somehow, as your host it is up to me to see to your needs personally. All you have to do is ask,”
Several requests wander through your Alcohol addled mind, each of them more wanton than the last. Almost biting your tongue, you turn to the Venison steak to keep from voicing them. Giving you a reprieve, Lilith turned back to her dinner giving you some apparent peace.
Just about the time you were finishing your venison, Mia came into the room. Coming over to your table Mia Curtsied saying, “Mistress, the entertainment your arrange for is ready.”
Pushing her plate back, Lilith sat back in her chair and ordered “Very well, have them come in.”
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