Zelda felt a wash of relief at Alfred's mouthed I love you, and smiled at him over her champagne. She quirked her eyebrows up at Ros' next words, which were shockingly - not actively hostile. Actually, they were pretty polite. Had Ari already spoken to her, or was Zelda's older sister actually starting to soften?

She flashed a smile back at Alfred, and then frowned at his hasty thought, adding - "Thursday evening works for me as well, Roslyn" - because even if it didn't she would find a way to be there so that Alfred would not have to handle her sister alone.

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