Coming from a less than noble family, you’d tried your best to climb the social ladder, trying to make a name (and hopefully some money) for yourself and your family. It was after a lavish party you’d managed to talk your way in to, that you’d stepped into the garden for a breath of fresh air.

“Look who I have found.”

came a lush voice from behind you.

“A little mouse pretending to be a lion. You think I couldn’t smell your inferiority from the moment you stepped foot in these halls?”