Funnily enough, dinner had become slightly awkward with Gideon and Bartos still somewhat miffed that they hadn't recognized Darius under his disguise. While it was comedic to see the two like that for the first few minutes, the next few after that only made it more annoying.
Frankly, if Xenia knew this would happen, she wouldn't have suggested what they did in the first place.
"Say, how long do you think they'll keep sulking?" she whispered to Jayra, who was seated right next to her.
"Can't say," her friend sighed. "I'm half tempted to just kick Bartos in the shins and get him to stop."
"I'd say," Xenia nodded. "Even the Queen Mother's getting rather antsy."
