Robbie Daymond

You're in a more private, you're not in the secretest vault, but you're in a private area.

All right, so while the room deliberates, I just take a moment to step away.

I walk, I follow Belair's instructions.

I walk to the open air and I warble like a magpie till one lands on my shoulder.

Find Romina.

See if she has a headcount at the Einfelsen estate.

Go.

Bird flies off into the night.

Will be back as swiftly as it can, gazing at the banquet table.

There are many chairs, but there are not 47.

You look out and see

that there is a banquet table that has placemats on a number of different areas and a white section that sort of looks like, why is that?

Is that like a table runner or something?

Like, what is that?

Has been placed over and Hala, gazing down, sees translucently through the white cloth that it has been placed almost in an act of modesty over the tree and key, which is the symbol of House Royce, who will not be attending.

But you see the other places are there.

The largest by far is Halovar, who will be hosting.

But you see that there are many seats at the Taconis area as well.

The smallest are Cormoray and Einfasen, but even they have five or six chairs apiece.

There's probably a dozen each at the Taconis and Halovar ends of the table.