The Great Hall has a Winter Ball every year and it’s typically attended by the Wise and high-ranking witches and their apprentices. Qifrey and Olruggio get invited every year but they always decline because it’s boring, having to chat with everyone is annoying, getting dressed up in fancy robes is a pain and the only good thing there is the food.
The fancy silver scroll envelope arrives but they forget to throw it out. Cue the girls finding it and now they all want to go, even Agott despite the possibility of seeing her mother. There’s food, dancing, music, the whole hall of decorated like a crystal cavern, and of course the magic exhibition. Some of the greatest intellectual minds present their spells at this event.
They beg, they finish next week’s homework early, they do all the chores, they’re pleading at any moment they can for a chance to go. Tetia even writes to Beldaruit asking if it’s possible to bring apprentices (Olruggio tried to say kids can’t go). Eventually they give in and Beldaruit is all too happy to invite the girls, besides it’ll be the first time in years his apprentice attends.
A hefty allowance is sent to them with the excuse of “they need dresses” and “dressing up is good for the soul.” Qifrey and Olruggio get first hand experience at teenage girls shopping. Coco is ecstatic at being in a fabric shop with an unlimited budget and friends she can dress up. Tetia loves dressing up and Richeh is quite picky. Even Agott, who doesn’t care much for clothes has come to love the technical aspects of it.
Six hours. They were in that fabric store for six hours as the children discussed if silk or velvet was better, silver or gold, lace or pearl trim. Should the dresses have high necklines or a scoop? Then came accessories, shoes, and hair. By the end of the day, they were flying back to the atelier half-asleep and carrying three bags each. Olruggio swore that next time, he’s burning the invite when it arrives.
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