She opened her mouth to continue and close it abruptly when East shared an opinion out of the blue.
"I always thought that rules in magic are ridiculous. To be held back by such a thing as go home by midnight or else----and they never tell you what is beyond or else. It is an invisible threat that keeps one on their toes all the time."
His words were softer, spoken with more reason. He did not raise as many frowns as Lady Iryne did almost every time she commented.
"Why midnight? Why not 2 a.m? Balls sometimes run long you know. Like Lady Suzanne's ball last summer, it ended at 3 o'clock in the morning. I came away with a sore hip and two blisters because the dancing just wouldn't end. If someone ever tells you that they want to dance until they drop dead, tell them not to be foolish for it hurts despite sounding like fun." Lady Iryne thought she had shared words of wisdom. She picked up a cup of sunmint tea and sipped it with a smile.
