A Lavish Distraction
The sound of Stuart’s laughing filled the great halls as he threw a party for his friends to celebrate his newfound authority. The quiet melodies of the garden Arthur had cherished were drowned out by the blaring music. He found it incomprehensible that Stuart had thrown a party for himself only a few days after Jared’s memorial service. Stuart, meanwhile, saw Jared’s legacy as nothing more than a playground for his excess and decadence.
A Lavish Distraction
Careless Revelers
The guests crushed the fragile flowers beneath their feet as they strolled around as if they owned the land. As he saw them tread over the colorful flowers he had laboriously tended, Arthur’s heart fell. For them, this only served as a backdrop for a party and a location for enjoyment. For Arthur, it represented a year of hard work that was now being carelessly destroyed.
Careless Revelers
