Lytyr felt that if it had not been for the king interjecting himself into the conversation, her mother would have never agreed to the arrangement presented. As she spoke with Luna on her own, the queen continuously denied the utilization of her maid for the purposes of helping to “Refine Rakkora”, and the young elf’s arguments were not being heard. Once her father interrupted the consultation, his wife fell silent, and the meeting began to turn in favor of his daughter’s request.
“You are being stubborn and impudent towards your own child for no reason, and I’m not going to stand by while this travesty continues. You say that, ‘there’s no one to take the maid’s place until she’s finished with helping Lytyr’, however, you and I both know that’s not true. I tried to keep myself out of this because it’s your maid she’s asking to borrow, but I could not listen to you lie to her like that, anymore, so I stuck my nose into your business. Now, things are going to be handled in a diplomatic way, and if you don’t like it, too bad”, the king said.
“When you came in here, I knew it was useless to argue with you, and that she was going to get her way”, Luna said.
“At this point, I’m going to request that you put a lid on it, and allow me to handle this,” he said.
“If you were anyone else, I’d kick your ass out of here”, the queen barked. Even though she disagreed with her husband coming to their daughter’s rescue, Luna fell quiet, and allowed him to take the lead.
“If Artelisi is willing to take time away from her duties in order to help you with Rakkora, I can get someone in here to stand-in for her, tonight. Therefore, that is no longer an issue, and we can move forward in the conversation, as far as that is concerned”, Kouper said.
“I’ve got no issues with assisting them, as long as there is someone who can handle my responsibilities while I’m gone, and I’d like to be able to retain my position when my duties there are finished”, the maid said.
“That is another reason I chose to step into the conversation, because if my wife had agreed with letting you do this for our daughter, Luna would have figured out some way to keep you from your job. I plan to draw-up a contract that will ensure the safety of your employment while you’re away. When the document has been signed, I’ll have Mortimer place his notary stamp on it, and it will be iron-clad legal. After that, if anyone tries to take their word back, it cannot be done,” the king said.
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Six months later:
“I want you to know that I’m extremely proud of the improvements that have been made since we started. You should be feeling like you’re on top of the planet,” the educator said.
“Do you mean that I should be feeling like my head is floating and my heart is bubbly?” Rakkora asked.
“Yes, and I wanted to know if you think you’re ready to demonstrate what you’ve already learned?” Artelisi asked.
“How would I do that?” The demon asked.
“I can throw a masquerade party in your honor, and you can show everyone then,” the educator said.
“I don’t know if I’m ready for something like that. I mean, how would I be able to do that at a party? She inquired.
“It’s tradition whenever a female elf completes etiquette classes or finishing-school that, they show off what they’ve learned by attending a party of some sort. A grand display of balance and poise and grace can be displayed just by entering the ballroom” Artelisi said.
“Do you think I’m ready for something that large-scale?” Rakkora said.
“A party for two hundred and fifty guests is not large-scale, my friend. No, that’s small-time, it’ll give you an opportunity to show the ones you’re closest to that you have been refined, and it won’t be anywhere near as large-scale as your graduation party,” the instructor said.
“You really think two hundred and fifty beings are going to come to a masquerade ball for me?” The demon said.
“Don't worry about all of that, I’ll take care of the details, you be your refined self”, the educator said.
“If you’re ready, it’s about time to go”, she said.
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As they left, Artelisi made a telepathic connection to request that...