She pulled herself together for the reception. As the newly revived saviors of Ravka, there were certain roles they had to play tonight. Alina would dutifully dance with him, her alleged ally, Nikolai as Ravkas king, and the groom. Aleksander would have to dance with Zoya as the Kings general and Genya. She had warned him to be nice and behave himself.
She was in Nikolai's arms, dancing, Aleksander dancing with Zoya, and Genya and David lost in each other when she felt it. The first bomb being dropped.