“Why is that important?”
“The faster we can set up and take inventory here, the better off we are.Any changes can be made on the fly when we know what we actually have and make sure nothing was missed back at the main building.”She chuckled.“That happens a lot.”
Sable smiled.“It sounds exciting and busy.”
“It is going to be a madhouse, but only you and I will know all the moving pieces.”
Sabel grinned.“I can hardly wait to get my tablet.”
Krys smiled.“It’s inside.Come on.The Lees should be here soon.”
“I can come along?”
“Sure.They will enjoy your presence.”
“Why?”
“You will see.But when they ask you things, just tell them you are still learning.”
“Why will they be asking me?”
“Hannah’s dad is just like that.Come on.”
They walked from the gardens to the main house.Inside the building, Sable looked around.“I never actually came in here.”
“Well, here you are.”She walked to the sideboard in the dining room.“And here is your tablet.Now, it is only set for view and not for data entry.If you break it, we get you another one.”
“Okay.This is nice.So, how do I get things going?”
Krys took a few minutes to show her how to turn it on and how to use the magnetic stylus to type in her code.It was the month and day of her death.
Sable was grinning and looked at all of the charts.“Green means it’s done?Pink means it is being worked on, and red means it still has to be dealt with.Oh, lots of day-of stuff.”
Krys nodded.“All the clothing is sorted, groom’s and bride’s side.Food is sorted, venue is sorted, and music and photography are sorted.The officiant is sorted, and everything else can be faked on the day.”
“You fake stuff?”
“Oh, yeah.Again, I will meditate and make the entire thing look like the projection of an ancient palace; I will create pillars of ice and statues of the same.I will pull everything out of me to give them the best day I can arrange, but things go wrong, and having a backup plan is all I can manage.”
A rough male voice said, “And that is all we want for our daughter’s big day.Someone with a plan.”
The Lee family had come to see the venue for the weekend following the debut weekend.Introductions to Sable were made, and Mr.Lee had a very warm tone when he greeted her like a long-lost daughter.
“Will Hannah be joining us?”Krys knew that one already.
“She’s splatting gremlins downtown.”
“Ah, well, I will show you the space.Let’s start at the entry and then make our way through the house.”
She took the parents and brother on a tour from the front entryway to the mantlepiece, which caused Mrs.Lee to gasp.“Hannah?”
Krys obscured the details and said, “Okay, keep it covered on the day.”
Mr.Lee said, “Who did that?”
“Oh, the dark elves.They consider a render in stone to be the greatest compliment.Benko thought Sable was worthy of being herself again, and I definitely agree.”
Sable smiled.“He’s very sweet and very attentive.”
