Corrington wrote:Dalmannia wrote:“No, not at all!”, Zofia said, returning to her drink and plate of breads.
“Wonderful!”, Aurora said. She went away to serve herself to what was available; she hastily gave herself a scoop of mashed potatoes, squash and some peas (she was too desperate to wait and call for a Hopalian butler to serve her). “Please forgive me if I kind of shovel this down, I’m rather hungry and I have to be back in line soon to meet the bride. But please, tell me about yourself and about Dalmannia.”
“Oh no, you have nothing to beg forgiveness for, I understand.” Zofia laughed. “Though I must tell you, my sister Magdalena is nowhere near as pompous a bride as one may expect.”, Zofia told her. “So, Dalmannia... well, as a representative of that nation’s parliament, I am well suited to answer that question! We’re a constitutional monarchy which, over the course of many years and many crises, has become more and more democratized with every passing decade. As a people, well, I can’t generalize... it’s certainly a beautiful and charming country, or at least tourists think so. It’s really all I’ve known.”