[color=chartreuse][h2]Fiadh[/h2][/color]

[color=chartreuse]"I don't like the sound of that,"[/color] Fiadh replied, sounding disconcertingly upbeat for the topic, [color=chartreuse]"I guess I'll have to put some work into it, won't I? It seems like something that might take a lot of thinking…"[/color]

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[h2]The Royal Box[/h2]

"I m-meant play with [i]me[/i]…" Maletha said, peeking out from behind Elisandre long enough to clarify for Gertrude's benefit before hiding again. 

Fortunately for Tyaethe's ego – at least for the immediate time being – the witch's promise of story time attracted the older princess's attention immediately. "Oh, yes, they rode out to attend to Duke Thedric, did they not? I had heard there was some trouble but I never imagined it might be the sort of thing the knights could help with. Please, tell us everything!"

With that, everyone except the paladins and Gretchen had moved to be seated, with Enrich's gaze remaining firmly on the tournament preparations outside. Haizea seemed to be all but vibrating in place, seeing nothing odd in the vampire stoically accepting the patting from someone that she had so little direct interaction with.

"No, I don't imagine I'll need much help. If I seem too distracted and Haizea is trying to sneak out, shout. She is [i]not[/i] allowed to take part." The hundi visibly pouted again, before brightening.

"Do you know more about the knights taking part? I tried asking Yaya, but she just said ‘they seem like they'll do well this year’, and that's so [i]little[/i]. How can you have fun predicting the brackets without information? I only know a little of Fleuri, and he's been out of tournaments for [i]ages[/i]."

[@Octo][@The Otter]