Eli stopped eating to turn to look at Mira, dismissing what the baroness had just said. With a confused yet sweet smile on her face, she asked, "People who are neither capable nor willing to lift a finger somehow develop the boldest ambitions… even dreaming of titles like 'Lady of Benevolence'. Isn't that right, Mira?"
Hearing that, Baroness Kelly's anger seethed as it was no hidden secret that she desperately coveted a place in that very column.
"Good morning, Princess," Florence greeted Eli whom she was familiar with since childhood, smiling through her thin lips sweetly.
"Oh! Hello, ladies," Eli replied brightly, turning toward them. "Were you speaking to us? The crowd this season must be louder than usual, your voices barely reached us. How is the fair treating you?" she asked as she tilted her head innocently.
