Kara smiled at the customers who climbed the steps and entered the restaurant, where one of the hostesses checked their reservation and led them to their seats. Ruby Street was buzzing with life even at this hour, and the stream of people in and out of ‘Her Highness’s Secret Palace’ was never-ending. It had been like that all week, with so many plays, contests, attractions, and whatnot to keep people coming back. It was no surprise that Raena’s ideas had brought in the crowd, as usual. Even when Kara had presented them in front of the other shop owners on Ruby Street instead of Raena, nobody opposed them. And tonight was the last night of the festival, the grandest night to come.
It was almost time.
“I’ll be right back,” she told the guard standing by the entrance, and he nodded.
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