After the revelation regarding Theora's identity, it was clear none of those girls cared much to talk about Lady Blueberry's book, but as Cylea had predicted, they couldn't breach the etiquette when they had already been pressed twice to move on from the subject. Lady Amarili was being a good sport and chatting with Mymesia about the book whose author they were both fond of, but everyone's gazes kept going back toward Theora. She was glad she didn't have to pretend to know about that book or even enjoy being here: Theora simply drank her tea, putting her very best table manners on display, and remained politely quiet. It wouldn't have been polite for her to glance around, but she could definitely feel foreign stares on her back, and anytime they had to greet someone arriving at the party a
