Kire had been looking forward to dinner the whole week. She had been busy with the business of coming back to work as Empress, arranging the match between Jan and Ulrich properly, and on top of that worrying about the Seer's strange pronouncement. How do you prepare for something if you didn't know what it was? She did eventually tell the family about her arrangement with Ruli. The reaction was a lot better than she had anticipated, perhaps especially after Jan's surprise decision and Ed's own interest in Ysaryn. Maybe the exile had changed them all--or maybe they weren't thinking this would be a long-term arrangement. [I]We'll see[/i] seemed to be the sentiment. 

She showed up in another dress and a bottle of wine, grinning until she realized Envy was there. She was glad Envy couldn't see her immediate expression, but she recovered quickly. "Good to see you both," she said, shaking her head with a smile at Ruli to let her know it was okay.

She waited for the elf to say his piece, wondering if he would voice disapproval or was here to gauge her intentions. "I'd be happy to include friends and family now and then. Especially since I can't polish off a cake by myself." She grinned at Ruli as she said that. "It would be nice to show people around Amria, too. Would you like to join us for dinner tonight?" She looked at Ruli and shrugged slightly, hoping he would be okay with that. Better get on the Kartaian's good side.