Alusair had no idea what she was eating.
Ever since discovering that she and Aaron were three hundred thousand meters above the Realms, Alusair had felt dizzy. Cormyr's Princess Regent breathed the air at that altitude in a sleepy daze. She had no idea why there was air here. The candlelight before her seemed so dreamlike, and paired with Aaron's handsome face and the smile upon it, it was intoxicating.
Was that incense burning on the table?
Were the musicians playing in the mist beside them human? Why couldn't I see them clearly?
The masked attendants beside the round table were definitely not human.
So this was what it felt like to have the stars beneath my feet?
That belt nearby... the Tears of Selûne, the asteroid cluster surrounding the moon Luna? I'd never been so close to it before!
It was like a dream.
Still dazed, the Princess Regent ordered a few dishes at random, and the attendants immediately brought out delicacies of exquisite flavor. Even Alusair, who had tasted countless fine foods as a member of the Obarskyr Royal House, had no idea what she was eating. All she knew was that when she used her silver knife and fork to put the food, which resembled both fish and meat, into her mouth, a pleasure of Ultimate Ascension broke through her mind's defenses.
Her taste buds danced, and signals of overwhelming pleasure flooded her nerves.
A lilting serenade sounded beside her ears. Almost without noticing, Alusair discovered that the orchestra playing in the mist had grown larger. Dozens of musicians played together beneath the baton of a silver-haired Serpentfolk whose physique and appearance stood out sharply from the others. The magic overflowing from their music seeped deep into her mind, making her gaze all the more hazy.
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