Olga was walking in the great hall with a soft rustle of fabric surrounding her. Her fingers clutched around the ebony of her fan.<br/>She hated such dinners but this time it was fairly different. Eyes would point on the princess, focussing on every move she would make. Willing ears would listen to every word she would say. Everything, especially her mistakes would be harshly commented tomorrow in every sitting room and smoking room of the city.<br/>During a second, she almost regretted not to have warned her during her visit.<br/>“Oh what a hell!” she thought, pretty sure that everyone, Alexei at first would have told her already as well as she was sure he had told her about his wicked sister.<br/>The thick carpet was smothering her dynamic steps and echoes of music and voices coming from the dinning room were reaching her.<br/>She caught sight of her cousins welcoming the guests and smiled radiantly walking to them.<br/>She slept her right hand in the one Pavel was holding out to her and curtsied gracefully.<br/>“Cousin Pavel, what a pleasure to see you!” she said standing up still smiling.<br/>She turned to Liz doing the same.<br/>“My cousin you are radiantly beautiful, as usual” she told her tilting her head “I am sure you are outshining every woman here” she added before entering the dinning room.<br/>