One thing that Dominic did immediately notice was that the ladies of Shersdonia were much more reserved than the other Noblewomen who had come to attend the event.
Not in fashion. Though they mostly wore fully covering dresses suitable to a desert climate, that was also common with the ladies of Axbridge. But they were not loud, arrogant or even as cheerful and exuberant as the other Noble ladies.
His first suspicion was that it was just while they were under supervision. But when a maid came to inform them that there were rooms being made ready, the Matrons in grey all left to check them, and the girls' attitudes didn't change at all.
Trionne and the two young men were the only ones left when the older women left, but the Techno Witch didn't seem at all interested in them, which left Dominic to juggle both groups.
