Prologue

[faentasy]

PROLOGUE

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The clink of glasses, the clatter of utensils upon plates and the soft murmur of conversation flows smoothly in the warmly lit dining hall. It's a dinner party, a rather vivacious one at that, with the food flowing freely. Savory and sweet, regional specialties, refined and rustic, there's something for everyone. Omurice, chiffon cake, kimchi, sizzling porterhouse steaks—it might be more apt to call it a buffet than anything else.

Do buffets usually serve such a unique smorgasbord of food? And actually, weren't you doing something else? A free meal is usually a good thing but is anything truly free? Who are these people around you? And where exactly are you?

Whatever thoughts are racing through your mind, they're abruptly cut off by a note, high pitched G-sharp from a woodwind. All your senses return to you, though they won't tell you much. Maybe not all of them actually, if you're used to feats of heroic strength or manipulating reality or numerous other abilities. There is one clue at least, a heavy weighted paper beneath your plate, an embossed note rather than a list of courses.

"Enjoy yourselves. I'll come see you when you've had your fill. And don't try to dine and dash, huh? There's something I have—something I can do for you, after all. Besides, you've already agreed to the terms anyway!"

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[mathodical]

I'd probably wager a 60% probability of the former over the latter, perhaps. Although--

[ his smile is a little bit more bemused than normal because nothing quite makes complete logical sense here, doesn't it? ]

Strange, isn't it, that they would have such a large estate just at the ready for our arrival. Even my family's holdings can't possibly rival the size of this entire place.

[biyishuangfei]

[ The Jin Clan could've easily set aside a large estate like this for their arrival, but it evidently had no signs they were involved whatsoever. ]

You sound rather well-off. Well, not as well-off as our captors, I suppose.

But, you're right that it's strange. They must have been planning this for awhile...

[mathodical]

[ the only people that william knows are rich enough to pull this off would be-- ]

It's also fairly possible that our hosts are royalty, that would be the only reason why they would be more well-off than nobility.

[ CHINHANDS. that's an interesting proposition. ]

Didn't the letter say that we made a deal of sorts?

[ he's only like 20% certain the letter is true but you never know. ]

[biyishuangfei]

They're the worst royalty, if they are!

[ And then he nodded, looking positively upset. ]

It did. But I bet it was just to try to trick us into doing something terrible for them! I never agreed to anything. You didn't either, right?