Not all happy occasions are perfect. In one way or another, big or small, something or someone just ruins them.
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King Ardim already joined at our table. Zen and I were on his right while the rest of the family was on the left. The tables had food and drink organized perfectly in the middle. As for the Sachi and other high-ranked palace servants, including the head of the tehpadeth, theirs were to our right.
All eyes were on me but I refused to take off my scarf, and I barely ate. I would pop small circle fruits while I observed everyone and listened to almost all of them laughing and having conversations.
I glanced at King Ardim and Zen whispering into each other’s ears. They didn’t even wa
