After the small chat amongst the ladies. Seeing that pleasantries has been changed. Anastasia stood up and the ladies attention turned to her.
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"It brings me great joy to welcome you all to the palace gardens this afternoon," Anastasia paused and looked at the ladies who now fixed their gaze on her. Her voice was calm yet it carried the authority of a royal lady.
Elizabeth fought the urge to roll her eyes. She did not understand why her once cowardly sister could now speak with so much confidence.
"Though we gather for tea, our hearts also turn toward the brave soldiers marching north. May our prayers bring them strength, and may peace soon return to our lands," Anastasia continues with a smile. The Nobel ladies murmed in agreement to her prayer.
