Grinning as she walked on, she answered, "An Ivvy vine. They are great as small pieces of larger floral arrangements or as a background of another prop." Seeing an assortment of flowers, she carefully looked them over and snipped off the better ones of each kind. Ahead the sound of a waterfall could be heard. "I'll pick up some water flowers for the tables up there, here, hold these." Putting the flowers she snipped into his arms, she walked quickly on ahead.

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Lord McCarthy straightened and casually took a seat in an armchair. "I was famishing for company and it seems that the men have disappeared somewhere and the boys are off on a ride. So I figured I couldn't ask for a more pleasant solution to my problem than to find you ladies." Pausing, he glanced over at Athena, "Princess, I heard that the boys who arrived today ruffled your feathers. Are you alright?"