Of Preparation and Reinstatement
The Treeroot palace was hustling with activity. Everyone who could be called up to work on Lina's debut party was. That meant that all sisters and Empress herself was involved in one form or other. Nelly was busy setting up defenses and together with Cathrin trying to make sense of was the guest an enemy, neutral or ally.
"Add him to the neutral pile" Nelly said after hearing the details on the latest one. Cathrin and Nelly—with a few adjutants—were sitting in a room filled with screens and paper.
"I think that was the last one" Cathrin said and double checked all names were in both columns.
"We still haven't gone through the do it later pile," said Nicol. Whom was Nelly's behind the scenes hard working adjutant. Nicol had been on a whole another level these past few weeks. Had taken it as a personal slight to her skills that so many things had happened, that she hadn't been prepared for.