Katarina chose this spot on purpose.
It was the same plaza where Sarrenzi and Olcari had humiliated themselves weeks ago, right in front of the trade district. Every house in Vellasera remembered what had happened here, and she wanted that memory fresh.
She stood on the raised stone platform where the harbor announcements were made, with a table, a cold container, and a folio.
Seris stood to her left and Brynn stood to her right with her arms crossed. Samara waited at the bottom of the steps, out of sight of the crowd for now.
The district houses had all come. She'd made sure of it. Nobody could skip a public summons from the Signora of Vellasera during Tideglass without losing face. She counted the banners in the crowd: Sarrenzi, Olcari, Parenna, Duccetti. Even Stellara Brevaine had sent a representative, a thin woman near the front who was already taking notes.
[Good. Everyone's here.]
