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A very merry Christmas
« on: December 25, 2021, 10:18:52 PM »
Main Dining Room, the White Palace, Kingdom of Niš, 7th January 2022

King Basil stood at the head of the table. Both sides of the table were filled with chatting, smiling faces. All 24 barons sat at the same table, for once united in Christmas Cheer, the disagreements that were often seen between them forgotten for the day. Basil's immediate family sat near him, his Queen-Mother Renja, his brother Dušan and his two younger sisters (Jana and Petra) laughing merrily amongst themselves. The various wives of the barons chattered to each other next to their husbands. Everyone had a glass of rakija, most of which were half empty, save the Serbian Patriarch, Porfirije, who sat at one end of the table with his two young attendants, who had only a large glass of water to wet his lips.
Small children played in a window alcove, their little table (cutlery and plates set out ready for them) covered in the various toys and puzzles they had been gifted by their powerful parents. From the hall, the guests could smell the rich scents of the palace's cooking staff preparing the upcoming christmas dinner, eagerly awaited by all at the table.

Basil clapped his hands three times and the sounds of merriment gradually faded away as people turned their attention to the young king.

"Здравица!" he said and the table responded with similar cries.
"За народ Ниша!" he proclaimed and the table raised their glasses and echoed his call.
"У цркву!", "У краљевство!", "За Бога!", "За наше пријатеље и породицу!". Each time the table raised their glasses and repeated after the King.

Basil cleared his throat and gave one final statement: "Са тим, пријатељи, хајде да вечерамо! Срећан Божић!"
Cheers went up at that and Basil sat down as servants carried in steaming dishes of Christmas dinner. In the corner of the room, a piano and violin opened up and began to play. Basil sat back down, and smiled to himself.
His first christmas as a powered king, and hopefully the first of many.
As he tucked into his meal, with the sounds of merriment and agreement from those around him, he wished the whole of Mundus a very merry christmas.

Merry Christmas TIO!
« Last Edit: February 06, 2022, 09:08:37 PM by Geo »