The day after the banquet, the Flagrant Vandals and Lydia's Swordmaidens hadn't killed each other yet. Though the Vandals still smarted from their abject defeat against the Swordmaidens in the sparring arena, neither side went over the line.
Mostly, the Swordmaidens succeeded in cowing the Vandals into keeping their hands to themselves. If they intended to frighten the wits out of them, the women had definitely succeeded.
The top leaders of both forces held confidential talks up until the late night shift. Besides their inner circles, the rank-and-file remained wholly ignorant of the substance of their talks.
The Flagrant Vandals were already accustomed to secrecy, while the Swordmaidens generally let others do the thinking.
