Sebastian trailed behind her. His mother, Queen Carola, had traveled to America with him, along with half a dozen servants. The procession was regal and colorful and decadent. King Sebastian was dressed as always, but the others had made some small concessions to the culture into which they had traveled. Queen Carola and the two female servants wore simple shifts made of silk. Their arms were bare, and as the shifts ended just beneath the knee their limbs and feet were uncovered, but they were not naked. The four male servants were bare chested, but they wore knee-length skirts more substantial than their normal island loincloths. The skirts were made of the same colorful silk, in red, blue, green, and yellow. Seymour and Peter and William held back the party guests who wanted to follow the half-naked king and see what transpired. They had their work cut out for them. Anya had just decided to return to Puerta Sirena, so why did Sebastian's appearance and his insistence that he was there to take her home shake her so?
