Filly ran to the room where Suzanne finished dressing Celina.

"The guest is here!" She cheered.

Rey-Min waited at the door. The Italian guest smiled.

"Ciao!" She said enthusiastically. Schiavo was the first word to pass through her mind as she smiled wider, slapping the thought away.

Celina nodded and took her by the wrist.

The woman gulped.

"Don't worry, Miss Isabella!" Suzanne grinned. "The young mistress would like you to join her in a game while we prepare dinner."

Celina nodded. "We can discuss your ideas over a board game and some food.

Isabella nodded and tried to regain her grin.

The two ladies walked up the stairs and turned left in the hall.

The room was set up with a board and cards out. Celina and Isabella sat down.

Celina took out five pieces to play with; a bear, a snake, a tiger, a wolf, and a hawk.

"Take your pick," Celina said as she set up the creatures.

"Um... The... Bear, please."

Celina cleared away every piece except for the bear and the snake.

They rolled the dice, snake and bear.

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In the kitchen, Barb turned towards the creations Suzanne created. Chocolates lined the walls and covered the tabletops, in shapes ranging from a miniature person to a life-sized pony.

The unlit cigarette hit the ground right before Rey-Min and Filly walked in. The three gaped, Filly with childish delight, Barb with awe, and Rey-Min completely gushing.

Suzanne stepped in and took two miniature houses into the freezer to keep them cool.

"Can we-," Filly began.

"No." Suzanne's face toughened.

"Just a nibbl-," Rey-Min tried to plead.

"No."

"Just a tiny pers-," Barb begged.

"No."

"Ho. Ho. Ho."

The group looked at Tanya.

"Get out of here. I am preparing this for the dinner," Suzanne snarled.

The three backed off, pulling Tanya with them.

Suzanne sighed and rested her temples in her fingertips. She turned and continued working.