Chapter 30

The party was only getting merrier with time, but I found myself still wanting to keep to the shadows. Mrs. Beaumont had left me at the top of the stairs to join her guests. The hallways to my bedroom was right behind me. I could take off and hopefully no one would notice. There was a ridiculously huge library back there that I could entertain myself in. It strangely felt like just talking to the Riccis had drained me of most my social energy.

I headed towards the stone balustrade and placed my forearms on it, leaning forward a little to look down at the scene. It felt very Baroque, as if royalty of the past had come back to life and held a grand ball. Although, I’m sure their parties were a lot bigger.

What would it be like to live in a world less complicated than this one? Although I was sure the world before had its own set of unique issues that I wouldn’t want to put up with either way.

I needed open space, though. It felt like my ribs were slowly starting to constrict around my l