You are already familiar

It is after the word Maiden party that have flash backs of teenagers trying to land hoops on erect penises. Sadly that is the third words Aurora says so your flash back kinda means you didn't get much more past, "For tonight's Maiden party."

For your benefit Lashay seems to be having the same experience as you. As to the detail of his flash back you aren't sure but Ana cleared her throat for his attention and Mary nudged your knee with her own.

"Huh?" You asked looked up to see expectant faces looking at you.

"Sorry Princess Anastasia." Lashay said quickly.

Aurora raised an eyebrow. She'd clearly asked a question that you had both missed. "I missed the question." You explained feeling a little put on the spot.

"Do you wanna join in games?" Mary asked instead of her mother.

Once more there were some flash backs but you were able to overcome them quickly. "I don't think so." The games with your classmates had been kinda childish, you can't imagine those sort of activities would be up to their standards and you don't really want to experience their version of games first hand.

Mary nodded at her mother and Aurora made no comment to you but turned to Lashay. He looked at Ana who seemed kinda disinterested. "If it is what Princess Anastasia wants." Ana nodded and you saw a certain entertainment in her eyes that hadn't been there since the first few weeks in the academy.

"Then he'll play." Ana said looking at Mary with what might have been a taunt.

Mary ignored her attempt. You hadn't seen her ignore an introduction to repartee before, could it be she was actually taking your refusal without trying to bargain it down. That was an odd change of pace among her family.

Lashay shifted nervously beside you as he nodded.

"Very good, then onto the details after the Maiden party." Aurora said as Lady Demise produced a tray of fruit and Green placed a tray of still sizzling meat before Delilah whose eyes appeared to grow larger than the tray.

"You're beds going to need replacing at this rate." Lady Demise muttered quietly. Aurora did her best to hide a laugh through a smile.

"Lady Demise. I am sure you have better things to do then comment on my bed and it's use." Aurora said picking at a piece of fruit.

"Isn't it my mother's job to looking anything out of the ordinary happening?" Green said making Mary do her best to hold onto her laughter as Aurora looked at her.

"Maybe you should keep an eye on Mary and Christopher to make sure they don't sneak off." Anastasia said, her mirth was not in the jovial so much as the imagining her sister fucking her boyfriend in her mother's bed.

"What does that have to do with your mother's bed?" Lady Demise asked. Ana shut her mouth and sipped her tea.

"What are you talking about?" Isabelle asked, feigning complete ignorance while trying to figure out a way to use this to her advantage, you presume.

"Nothing you need to worry about yet." Aurora said. "Though maybe you could ask Delilah during the party."

Delilah looked up at the mention of their name, only one piece of meat was left on the tray which was still being reached for as they looked around. "We would be happy to." You don't think either of them were paying attention to anything but the meat before them.

You looked from Aurora to Lady Demise who were acting like what had just happened had been totally organic. Being around Aurora made you feel dumb. You looked at Ana wondering if she felt the same, instead you saw her encouragingly nodded at Isabelle her aura not giving a hint that she didn't know what just happened. Mary on the other hand looked like the effort of trying to not laugh was going to give her a heart attack.

"Regarding the after party." Aurora said, helping to get Mary's mind off anything to do with her mothers bed. "I expect you all hold to your status." She stared Ana down for a moment. "And not embarrass yourselves or your families during the games." She looked at Lashay who nodded trying to be confident. "Which means not accepting any untoward coins and going off with unfamiliar women."

"Christopher that means only accepting a coin from Aurora or Mary so her bed gets some use tonight." Eve said, now that the meat had been finished she seemed to have recalled what she'd agreed to and might not be all that happy about it.

Mary lost it. Spraying tea out of her mouth, it hit a magical shield that had been formed around Aurora but Lady Demise who was doing her best to only laugh with her shoulders. Ana chuckled but was looked at you then her mother with an idea forming in her head you were pretty sure you shouldn't indulge her in. Isabelle was giving Delilah huge eyes of admiration. Lashay was trying to figure out if he could laugh or not. Green put a fresh tray of meat before Delilah, her hands only wavering a little as she giggled.

Aurora looked over Isabelle's head at Delilah who was back to focusing on the tray before her. "Isabelle, do make sure Delilah accompanies you when you and the others depart for the games. I'd hate for her to not be able to answer any questions you might have."

That might have been a more impactful threat if Delilah, or Eve for that matter, knew what a Maiden party was but one had been a maid at your fathers estate and the other hadn't been around for Ana's one, or for anything for the last few centuries.

"We would be happy to." Delilah said. They really didn't pay attention to anything when their carnivore was on did they.

"I'm glad." Aurora stood up. "Green, please ensure your charge is not, preoccupied in any room she shouldn't be in when the party begins." Mary's enjoyment was replaced with embarrassment and she avoiding looking her mother in the eye. "Until later daughters, Lord Lashay, Lord Christopher." She left the room with Lady Demise behind her.

The seven of you remaining in the room took a moment to collectively ensure Aurora had left. The collective exhale followed by giggling from all but Lashay did a wonder to relax the mood. Grazing the fruit became more popular and Ana started to recount some of the details of her trip. Both Isabelle and Mary paid attention, making note of the details mentions about the conditions of the estates she visited. You wouldn't have thought Mary would care all that much but when Ana started detailing the houses with personal guards and their level of equipment and skill it made more sense.

You and Lashay sat mostly quietly. After a while you asked about his painting, feeling like the two of you should talk. He expressed a great desire for the colours available in the capital, he kept checking if Ana was paying attention but she seemed oblivious to him. From the paint he described it as all water colour, you asked about oil paints and he stared at you blankly. As you described the concept a bit more his eyes lit up and he asked more and more about how to create paints like that, if you could, if there was somewhere in the capital that did, or if it was from your home.

Eve chimed in to save you, talking about the paints from her period. He was often confused at how archaic or esoteric some of the methods were to get some colours. Purple being the biggest surprise. Apparently the whole crushing snail to make purple wasn't just from your world but became obsolete when certain plants were found.

When it came time to gather for the party Green ushered you all out. She'd been happy to refresh drinks and food, though there weren't anymore meat trays much to Delilah's depression, occasionally interjecting a comment or joke. She act a lot like her mother, when the jokes she made weren't overly dirty embarrassing Lashay.