Was she late? She might have been, but Meda had good reasons. As she moved towards the staff table she tried to casually fix her hair and smooth out her robes, not noticing the few peacock feathers sticking out of her hair and one on her robe in the back.

"Hello all, sorry for being a little behind. Had a small bird issue in my office, but all is well now." Her wonderful feathered friend loved the kids so much he couldn't understand why he had to stay in her office instead of coming to the feast and put up a nice little fight this evening not to attend.

Silly bird