Katherine strode right towards what seemed to be the lady's corner. For the time being, she had enough of idiotic males. When she neared the circle of women, she noticed with surprise a familiar face among them. "Lady Brandon!"Lady Brandon, wearing a dark green dress and oversized blue hat, looked up when she heard her name. Her brown eyes lit up. "Katherine? Geez, didn't I tell you to call me Ella?""Sorry! I must be influenced by these bothersome customs too much", Katherine apologized with a grin. Then she complained: "Save me, Ella! My betrothed is so grumpy today, it's unbearable.""At least he's a beauty to compensate." Ella smirked. "Come here, let me introduce you. I guess you don't know the jewels of this kingdom yet?""Not yet", Katherine affirmed, and thus got swept up in a row of introductions and small talk. With Lady Brandon's help and her own extroverted personality, starting off into society was way easier than she'd thought. Few asked ab
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