Balls? Billy laughed at the thought of being invited to one. The most I'd be invited to is a school dance in a plain room with some ribbons in it. Extravagant events were only for the most successful business owners and our best actors---I lived near a city of actors known throughout the world. They'd get to attend an event like this.

He nodded as best he could around the water. Nokosi too...I wonder if they'd be interested. Ah...maybe I should go back up, actually. He'd just realized how suspicious this situation looked. The last thing he wanted to do was encourage more doubt.