You try to convince the attendant that the creatures have come to life. He's seen far stranger things in the Palace, and doesn't bat an eyelid; nor does the Red-haired Debutante, who happens to be watching from a doorway. […]
A little shadow play[…], and you have the attendant convinced that a brass raven is insulting his parentage. The enraged man spends several minutes poking at the bird […]. While he's distracted, you select the best of the bottles of wine […]