The Princess Birthday Ball

[smallestopener]

The huge, white tent sprawls on the lawn beside the lake. It has been transfigured there for a very special occasion. A stone walkway leads from the bar to the tent - the pavements are wide enough that ladies' dresses won't trail on the ground as they make their way to the entrance. Over the draped curtains of the entrance way is a large banner which reads "Happy 7th Birthday, Ingress".

Once inside, the honored guests will be in the midst of an enchanted ballroom. There are balloons drifting in bunches from the circular tables lining the sides of the large dance floor. Floating candlabras glow with gentle light from above. There are trees in large ornamental pots interspersed throughout sparkling with fairy lights from real fairies.

One long banquet table is positioned on along the side of the ballroom - there are treats of all description. Little finger sandwiches, chopped up fruit, cookies, cheese and crackers, and other child-friendly h'ors douerves are presented to make sure the dancers are sustained throughout the the party. There are large bowls of ice cream (kept cold with magic)and sundae fixings. Punch bowls of sherbet-flavored drinks await ladling into crystal goblets. But most impressive is the large birthday cake with blue, purple, and pink icing roses festooning it.

Ingress is busy greeting her guests in her gown - a birthday gift from Amy and Susan - but soon she'll be dancing to the music provided by the overlarge Gramophone in the corner, which is playing a wide array of dancing music from waltz standards to court music to pop hits of the 20th century.

Tom, who's pretty tired from the magical effort required to pull this off, is in the background making sure his little girl is having a perfect party, and Princess Amy is helping Ingress in her hostess duties.

Come in and enjoy the party!

Comments

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[dragonvolunteer.livejournal.com]

"I hope so. I wouldn't have wanted to miss this. Amy has been so excited about it, and I promised her I would come, but I don't think I could have stayed if I knew I could be out there helping Kazul."

She nods determinedly, "Besides, it's given me time to think up how many horrible names I can call Zemenar."

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[forest_king]

Mendanbar grins at her.

"And how many have you thought up?"

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[dragonvolunteer.livejournal.com]

Cimorene thinks for a second, then counts up on her fingers, and then runs out of fingers.

"Far too many. Which is less than he deserves," she says finally.

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[forest_king]

"Then we shall have to think up more. Have you already got churlish dizzy-eyed cankerblossom? Or villianous half-witted miscreant?"

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[dragonvolunteer.livejournal.com]

"I hadn't, but I can definitly add them to my list," she says with a grin, "My favorite has weedy beef-witted moldwarp so far, but there's really no end to the terrible things he could be called."

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[forest_king]

"It's a good one," says Mendanbar, as his mun wonders if Cimorene's mun is using the same Shakespeare insult generating site she is.

"But this is hardly suitable talk for a party, Cimorene. I don't suppose I could talk you into dancing with me."

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[dragonvolunteer.livejournal.com]

"I quite thought so myself," says Cimorene proudly, as her mun agrees that it probably is the same. Because it is Fun.

"I suppose you could," she says, smiling. "But I thought you didn't care for balls and dancing," she teases.

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[forest_king]

"There was never anyone I wanted to dance with before," he says with a bit of a shrug, and offer her his arm. "Shall we?"

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[dragonvolunteer.livejournal.com]

"I would love to."

She smiles at him and takes his arm.