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"Well..." she stands straighter. "I suppose everybody should have the opportunity to appreciate it."

She had briefly thought about trying to figure out a way to get rid of the floral addition, but instead, she's going to enjoy it.

"Atta girl" Dee smiles

"So, listen..." more conspiratorially "...the baron and baroness are going to need an opportunity to, um, debrief. You think that's going to be able to happen later today?"

Lavender walks with her quietly "Not sure. Their focus will be on the three I think?"

"Well, true. And maybe that'll help. It'll give them a common focus to defuse whatever emotions were boiling before."

"look, if you sense some tension, and you're probab ly not the only one who does, could you please not go about telling everyone about your theories? I ... " A pause "I owe the Baron so much. He's a good man. And he'd be offended to have personal laundry shot about more than it has to be?"

Sylvi puts up a hand in reassurance. "I'm only mentioning it to you because I know you're in the inner circle and you want to take care of both of them. Nadeen is one of my closest friends, and I don't want her problems shared all over the place, either. I have no intention about spreading this around."

"THanks" A smile "Dagmar's right. You're all right." And the two mingle into the crowds again

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