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Jadon shrugged, “I mean, technically at this moment I am not reading at a ball.” With this being the sixth or seventh person to bump into him, Jadon had firmly decided to talk to Noel about a proper suit to avoid the book crisis for the next yuppy event because, as he’d also decided, Javan had clearly plotted against him to prevent a book from making it. “Don’t tell me you brought no form of entertainment to avoid the doldrums of the coming evening speeches.”
“Not a fan of Anjou’s new duchess?” Loic posed, wondering if someone lacked the patience for formalities at an event that was free to those invited. Sure, he cared little for royalty and titles, but listening to his new head of house speak briefly on the evening seemed a small price for many for the food, drink, and music being offered up at such a grand event. “Or not a fan of balls in general? In which, I must ask why you’ve attended in the first place.”














