Bernice had been up even before the first rays of sun and had gone out to the garden from where she brought fresh flowers. She brought a bunch of them to put them everywhere around the house. By the time it was morning and the family sat down for breakfast, Bernice had practiced how she was going to entertain Kaizan. She had asked her father at least ten times to go and show him the gardens around their mansion.
"Why are you so excited, Bernie?" her father asked, buttering his toast. He was one of the councilmen and was happy that the General was coming over to the place for dinner. His wife Fuchsia had gone to the market square yesterday to order meat, bread, jams and herbs for dinner.
