[quote=@OfWindAndRain]
...so if the queen decrees something they don't agree with...[/quote]
...immediately start picking apart the exact wording of the declaration letter by letter until you find a way to purposefully misinterpret it in your favour.

[b]Decree:[/b] No weapons are to be carried in the Queen's presence.
[color=fff79a][b]Carmella:[/b] "I'm not carrying it, it's hanging from my belt. If anything my belt is the one doing the carrying, so my belt should be executed, not me."[/color]

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[quote=@OfWindAndRain]And another thing for [color=gold][@Everyone][/color], the ceremony where you declare your allegiance to the High Queen has already PASSED. You all CAN'T just have arrived because the ceremony had already started and ended.[/quote]
On the other hand, having your arrival officially announced at any formal social function, such as a state dinner, is something which would be acceptible practice in certain political circles. Usually this would be done by the Queen's maître d', but since no one else mentioned one being present Carmella had to make do with bringing her own.

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[quote=@Wernher]Btw, is there a sitting arrangement? Does that even matter?[/quote]
Carmella has her own ornate chair, but that was just an attempt by her father to stamp his financial superiority all over the occassion, even in his own absence. This is something Carmella doesn't enjoy at all, since it also reminds her she isn't as wealthy as he is.