This was definitely a matchmaking scheme - it was something out of Witch Weekly, she thought, although there was no way Zelda would admit to Alfred that she sort of read Witch Weekly. (Xena had a subscription, it was inevitable.)

"Oh, there's no way," Zelda said with a little grin, "These were made with chaos and drama in mind, it's going to happen." This couldn't backfire for them, because she liked Alfred and he liked her and they were courting, but there were some people at the table who were unattached or here with people Zelda privately considered to be boring. So -- they were just going to have to watch other people get into trouble.

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