A Birthday 

At Hindman Manor, Lock Heart Pack Territory

Time passed, and life in Cordon was firmly settling back into its normal routine. Of course, that meant that things such as leisure were starting to become acceptable again as the immediate threat of the plague slowly erased itself from the populace's mind. 

Of course, that also meant that Jayra was free to start planning a surprise masquerade ball for Bella.

"I'm sure she'll appreciate it," Jayra chuckled to herself as she arranged for each and every occasion that would happen for Bella's surprise ball. "It's been a hectic few days now… what with all of the tension and worry and whatnot…"

It had been a cascade of disasters every step of the way it would seem. Only now were things starting to look up, and Jayra wasn't going to just let it go by without making sure that they managed to celebrate all that was there to celebrate.