Inside the throne room, the attendees of the royal court of Megaris were waiting for the arrival of their king. The high-ranking ministers, the military officials, and the lords of various families belonging to the upper nobility were waiting on their assigned seats, some while drinking tea, while others were talking among themselves.
During the past two months, they got to hear the victories their king had against the Kingdom of Thevailes and Hatha, and it made the people of Megaris proud of having such a king. After all, the alliance won against the enemies, the war generated wealth for their kingdom. Those who sided with Drayce, those from the military, and those who benefitted from the new trade routes wanted to celebrate, but those who stood against him could only nitpick at the faults of how unconventional the king was acting, contrary to the traditions of the land and the actions of the former kings of Megaris.
