Act II. Scene XI

ÁGAPE

There were rules for each season, and one rule that could never be ignored was that young ladies in search of marriage must successfully host a tea party. They would act as the responsible ladies, guiding the guests through a brief experience of what their performance in high society could be like.

Ágape Lisianto was no exception to this rule. Therefore, as soon as the spring season began, it was expected that she, as the sole Miss Lisianto, would open the social events by hosting her own first tea party. But contrary to expectations, the party was not held at the Lisianto mansion. No, the first tea party of the season was something to be remembered for numerous reasons.

One of those reasons perhaps should be taken into account: it was the first time in five years since the incident that the gates of the Lestrad mansion were opened. They opened for a tea party, one that took place in a garden that could almost rival the Queen's in terms of the number of flowe