The Wedding Feast (Session Summary)

**The Wedding Feast** details the events of the October 3, 2021 session where the party deals with Emily Finch while preparing for Simon and Aedryan's wedding.

## Session Notes

* Aedryan, Sorni, Chae, Alec, and Cecily, find themselves in a private dining room in the palace, sampling potential dishes for the upcoming wedding.
	+ The first dish, escargot, seems to be relatively well-received by much of the group.
	+ The second dish, fruits and cheeses from the Ebrian Isles, is universally liked — though Chae is surprised to see it treated as something reserved for high society.
* Having been lured by the siren’s call of free food, Prince Theo joins the group just before the third dish is brought to the table. He encourages the chef to offer the group something more challenging — and the chef obliges by offering curried goat brains. *Everyone hates it!*
* Chae, however, shows remarkable fortitude by continuing to eat it despite her distaste for it, which distresses Theo.
* Chae admits that she’s learned to never let food go to waste, having grown up eating whatever might have been available (even if it was dirt or chicken bones), and Theo promises her that she doesn’t have to worry about that anymore. He demands that good food be brought to the table, and Cecily admonishes the chef by telling him he should be showing off his talents and not the king’s finances.
* Playing it safe, the chef brings in salad plated on a seashell. Although everyone finds the dish fine enough, Aedryan agrees with Cecily that the food should be elegant but also delicious.
* Chae asks the chef about his favorite dish — tacos, which he immediately brings to the table. The group loves them.
* Before the chef can bring in another dish, Emily Finch bursts into the room and fawns over Theo while announcing that she has been selected as one of Aedryan’s ladies-in-waiting.
* The group is immediately suspicious and frustrated over her sudden presence, and they make that clear in their own ways:
	+ Cecily and Sorni stand at the ready to attack her.
	+ Chae makes it clear that Theo is her paramour, making a show of kissing him and, for good measure, grabs one of the chef’s knives.
	+ Aedryan refuses to learn Lady Finch’s name and insists the woman refer to her as “Lady Seycilia.”
* Unable to read the room, Lady Finch insists she is there to offer advice on etiquette and offers a decree from Simon indicating that she is to be one of Aedryan’s ladies-in-waiting.
* After a bit of bickering, Aedryan asks Sir Alec to escort Emily out of the room, which he gladly does.
* Stewart asks the chef to bring champagne and dessert so that they can get back to celebrating properly, and the group enjoy cookies, cakes, ice cream, and pie.
* King Simon joins the group, appearing frustrated, and inquires about his presence being “urgently needed.” Aedryan asks about the decree, and he confirms its authenticity — saying it was the only way to get out of a marriage between Emily and Theo while still retaining access to the Finch’s mines.
* After hearing about Emily’s short-lived reign of terror, Simon asks Chae to do him a favor: make Emily’s life hell. Although it seems like a super tough job, Chae is happy to give it her best shot.
* The chef brings out pizza, which instantly delights the group, and it’s decided: pizza, tacos, beef wellington, and other good things will be served at Simon and Aedryan’s wedding.

## Additional Information

I'm pretty sure the title comes from Brueghel the Younger's painting of the same name. It's been a year and I genuinely can't remember if it's that one or the Veronese work; what's depicted above is Brueghel the Younger's, since I don't think the references to the works of Jesus made more sense than the plights of common everymen. But who knows!