As with all celebrations hosted in the Castle, Vedette was on duty but was suppose to do her best to blend in. Already the castle was filling with people, the murmur of excitement was all over the place. Servants were humming festive tunes and gardeners who hardly had a thing to do in the dead of winter were trimming at indoor plants of all shapes and sizes in order to impress their guests. The list was quite long and Vedette could hardly remember which Steward was which, and what each Lord.. lorded over. But she had to be in attendance, and had to blend in with the crowd. So her first duty of the day after bathing was to dress the part.

( The castle was ready to celebrate not only the royal family, but the change of seasons. )