[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

[i]My work here is done,[/i] Fleuri concluded as he watched with some satisfaction.  With Gerard and Jarde fully engaged in their storytelling, he took a few further steps back and turned around, slipping away from the conversation.  He'd probably need to keep an occasional eye on them in case something unexpected came up, but it looked like they had this well in hand.

He took another look at what the other knights were up to.  Near the refreshment tables he spotted Tyaethe near Gilliand and the captain, currently in the process of confronting a noble.  Fleuri guessed it was some aristocrat who didn't like how the Iron Roses were run or how its captain was chosen.  It wasn't an uncommon sentiment, especially after the order transitioned to a secular order in service of the crown, and it wasn't unheard of for even fellow Iron Roses to disagree with the tradition.  With Fanilly being as young and new to the station as she was, such opinions would be emboldened for the time being.

[i]It's best I don't get involved in whatever is going on over there.[/i]

He noticed Maritza at another table, currently gathering food and not engaged in conversation with anyone.  [i]I suppose it's as good a time as any to grab something,[/i] he mused.  Fleuri weaved through the crowd to the table where the Knight-Serpenta currently stood.

"Good evening, Dame Verenna," Fleuri greeted her as he grabbed an empty plate in one hand and put his wine glass down with the other.  "How are you enjoying the ball so far?"

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