"You've NEVER danced before?" Venus's voice hit a pitch Grace didn't think possible. "Not ONCE?"
Grace shrank back against the wall of her quarters, wishing she could just melt into it and disappear.
"I grew up on a farm," she mumbled. "We didn't exactly host royal balls between harvesting turnips..."
Venus pressed a hand to her forehead like she might faint from the horror of it all.
"One day," she said dramatically. "ONE DAY until the most important celestial event of the century, and our little demon-slayer cannot even perform a basic waltz!"
"Come on, is dancing really that important?" Grace asked hopefully. "Couldn't I just... stand in the corner and eat little cakes or something?"
Venus looked at her like she'd suggested showing up naked.
"Darling," she said slowly, "the Celestial Banquet isn't just dinner and speeches. After the formal presentations, there will be DANCING. And EVERYONE dances. It's tradition!"