Another assumption was rooted in superstition, an element that history has always flirted with through the ages. The delicate piece of jewelry around Sophia’s neck was believed by some guests to bear a similarity to an infamous amulet, the ‘Serpent’s Charm’. Encrusted with legends and deemed cursed, it was said to bestow doom on whoever was present at events where this chain appeared.
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