Sir Gaheris was talking with several courtiers and a petite woman in a crown. I narrowed in on the same golden brooch on his shoulder that I now knew marked him as one of the five knights that Ormé had mentioned. When he pushed back his navy cape and turned to serve himself from the buffet, I noticed a key ring poking out of his back pocket. Unfortunately, I couldn’t tell if the gold, twisted key we sought was on it.
Okay, that’s one.
We slowly scanned the ballroom, eventually locating the other four knights with golden brooches. Three were dancing; a fourth was chatting with people by the orchestra. Their capes got in the way of a direct visual, but my friends and I confirmed that they all had key rings. We’d need to examine each one closer to find what we were looking for.
“Okay, chie
