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Chapter 31: Dinner
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2024-10-29 19:42:56When the three girls entered Queen Edda’s dining hall, Scarlett understood why the Queen had gone through so much trouble to get them to dress accordingly.
A long mahogany table stood in the middle of the room, with eight seats on each side of it. And almost every seat was filled, except for the one in the head of the table, evidently reserved for the queen. At the opposite end of the table, there were four places missing too. Those had probably been meant for them.
The unfamiliar faces in the room belonged mostly to men, except for one woman who was the oldest person Scarlett had ever seen. All of them except her stood up once the large door opened, and Scarlett, Pakuri, and Voty walked in.
Of the three, Voty seemed the one more comfortable in her green flowery dress. It complimented her reddish hair and dark eyes, making her look a lot older than she was. Pakuri, on the other hand, had said none of the dresses fit her, so she wore a suit similar to Gr
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