astelle has her maids ready her dress and jewelry to wear to the tea party
a hour later she finally arrives at the tea party it is at the count's manor which is expensive it is clear he spared no expense for this tea party
as soon as lina saw astelle she rushes to her "astelle! you made it!" astelle smiles sweetly "of course i wouldn't decline a invite from you lady lina."
lina smiles a smile that never reaches her eyes and leads astelle to the garden where the tea party is set up
there are other ladies of noble houses there as astelle sits down she knows exactly what this is.
not a tea party, but a gossip party in disguise.
one of the other ladies, malere daughter of a rich count speaks "ah astelle, i thought you wouldn't be able to make it." astelle smiles knowing what type of person malere is, a snake.
malerire caused the downfall of her family by spending lavishly, and her father was too busy with mistresses to stop her.
until their downfall, astelle speaks "ah, yes lady malere i hope you are healthy!" malere speaks with arrogance
"thank you lady astelle, your dress is quite... plain if i may say so"
astelle speaks "ah yes, as you all know my father recently remarried so i have been busy with making them feel so please forgive my ungraceful attire for today's tea party."
lina speaks "now,now,now ladies! i have invited a special person."
astelle's eyes widen as ava walks towards them in her gorgeous magenta dress that perfectly goes with her white hair and violet eyes
"hello ladies, i am delighted to have been invited to this tea party."
astelle stares at aria and is amazed at how gorgeous she is.
ava speaks "now,now astelle i know i'm gorgeous but you'll put a hole in my face if you keep staring like that"
astelle speaks "ah your highness i apologize for my staring, you look wonderful this evening."
ava smiles and sits down,and suddenly astelle's necklace moves.
Astelle quickly excuses herself and walks to the bathroom to see whats wrong she opens her necklace as her reflection in the mirror says
"ah, been a while since we talked didn't we astelle?"
astelle speaks "i'm busy, what do you want?"
her reflection speaks "aw, i'm just bored you know!"
astelle says "then switch to your pet form.."
her reflection comes out of the mirror and transforms into a golden fox.
"you really missed this form didn't you astelle?"
astelle speaks "coral, don't do anything, just stay quiet until we arrive back at the manor."
coral speaks"aw..i just miss my master sometimes! even though i am a legend"
astelle speaks "get into the necklace they'll suspect something is wrong if i am gone for too long."
coral goes into the necklace as any trace of the fox is gone.
astelle walks back to the tea party but ava suspects something is wrong.