The group dispersed.
Jaya went towards the man who had the Remedy. Garruk followed off to the side. Silas and Brin looked around.
Jaya asked the man with the remedy to dance, but he was able to get the attention of Mrs. Trollio to assist him. During a partner switch, Garruk was able to swipe the remedy before the goon could pass it along to Mrs. Trollio.
Silas spoke with Jack. Jack made it obvious that he knows who the group is and that they are trying to meddle in his plans. Jack is just about to stab Silas when the Queen announces the start of the Queen’s game.
The Queen’s Game: Each person is either a Jack, Queen or King. A Jack beats a Queen. A Queen beats a King. A King beats a Jack. You can challenge someone who is the same or less than who you are (ex: Queen can challenge a King or Queen) If you challenge someone who can beat you, then you must give them a card. If you challenge someone who is the same as you, you play Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Mr. Dandy took Brin to the side and told him that Pia sent him and the weapons and such that they were not able to keep with them were hidden by a statue in the ballroom, just in case.
The party won the Queen’s Game and won the chance to have dinner with the Queen. They invited Mr. Dandy to join them. There, they got to see just how insane and paranoid the Queen had become. They mentioned a tea that was too strong for Victoria to drink, so the competitive nature had the Queen wanting to try it. A person came in wanting her to sign the declaration of war, but the group was able to convince her it was unlucky to do so without finishing the tea. She mentioned the tea not being warm, so they mentioned it is served the Kuldarian way, Iced Tea. It took a lot of finagling, but she finally drank the tea. She passed out and a weird black creature (daemon maybe?) crawled out of her mouth and shriveled up on the table.
Then the party was attacked by her Harlequin Rose guards who were working with Jack. Once they were dealt with, Mr. Dandy said he would stay with the Queen so that the party could deal with whatever was happening in the ballroom.
When the party got into the ballroom, various Harlequin Rose Anarchists were spread throughout the ballroom, many dancing with nobles. They all were looking towards Jack who had a woman by the neck dangling over the 15 ft drop onto the dance floor. He saw the party come in and said “Ah, you’re just in time” and then sliced the woman’s throat and let her drop. Immediately followed by each Anarchist slicing the throat or stabbing the noble they were with. This included Mrs. Trollio stabbing Mr. Trollio and Geneva stabbing the Florist.
Jack pulled out a sword and it radiated a magik to it. He placed it to the ground and it traced the room with a light and went up the swords of the statues by the door, sealing everyone inside.
The party gathered at the statue where their weapons were stashed and prepared to fight.