Allegra was giving her feet some much needed rest as her husband went to get her yet another drink. Husband – she was still getting used to the word and it made her giddy every single time she thought of it, let alone heard it. He was right when he said the potion she had taken would allow her to drink excessively without feeling it. So even if a brow or two were raised in her direction at how much she consumed, her behaviour remained as proper as ever. No one had a reason to question her.
She looked around the room and tried to take it all in. Everything she thought would go wrong and ruin her day had somehow been nullified. Everyone looked happy and carefree as they danced together and exchanged laughs. If it were not for the almost outlandish amount of jewellery some of them donned, on
