Percy was on the couch taking a five minute power nap when Audrey came in. "Hmm?" He asked rhetorically to her question before taking the invitation and reading it.
"Oh bugger," Percy rubbed his forehead. "I don't particularly want to go. But if we don't, then someone may get the idea that there is a rift or problem or who knows what the gossip mill would come up with. In short, it's probably easier in the long run if we just go with a polite smile and don't stay too long."