Garden Party Refreshments

A selection of delicate finger sandwiches and pastries arranged on tiered stands, served on the Cranleigh estate terrace under a mid-afternoon English sun. The food appears refined but unremarkable—crustless triangular sandwiches of cucumber and egg, sugared violets scattered across cream puffs, and slender almond biscuits—selected to impress without attracting notice. It sits precariously at the edge of the dance floor, occasionally bumped by careless movement as Nyssa’s taunts and Adric’s resistance play out nearby.