It had been quite a few minutes since the excitement about Earl Mikren's arrival had faded away and the atmosphere had gone back to its earlier serenity.
The sounds of the leaves rustling on the trees at a short distance from the garden were accompanied by the murmuring of the nobles present here.
Most of the men had begun conversing among themselves after greeting each other.
Likewise, the women too had formed their groups to mingle and rebuild the connections that had been lost during the time of the plague.
The children, however, were still close to their parents for whatever reasons they saw fit.
Yvonne was one of those children who chose to stick close to her mother and Howard with Taylor stayed right next to her.
However, Topher had left them and gone along with his father.
Who is this person who seems to dislike Yvonne more than Elna?