Welma stood inconspicuously by the side of the podium that held the crown prince and the Queen. She stood closer to the side of the Queen and her ladies than to the guards. Welma watched as people walked up to the Queen and paid their respects while Welma stood toward the back, so as not to be noticed.
She had come to the ball as soon as she was done with Rose, following the servants, she had reached the ball before the Queen and waited. She needed to inform them that the attempt to ruin Rose's dress had failed, as the seamstress had noticed.
However, she was worried that this would only put the second plan into motion. But keeping Rose out of the ball was completely out of the question. Bailey would suffer dearly at the hands of the crown prince if it were found out that she didn't make the dress on time.
