AMARIS
I stand up, clinking my champagne flute as my guests quiet down. "Welcome all to the 2020 Annual Alpha Meeting! Please, enjoy yourself this evening, there will be music and dancing in the gardens after dinner, as well as a firework display later on this evening! I hope you enjoy our food, drink, and hospitality. Dig in!"
A cheer erupts from around the ballroom, as server's walk around, distributing plates and sparkling Anise wine in champagne flutes that I have had brought up especially from the wine cellars. I look around at the decorations, shaking my head slightly. Blair has outdone herself once again, the usual decorations twisting and swirling around the castle, twirling in the breeze from the open windows and doors leading out onto the gardens. In my peripheral vision I can
