The feast started later that evening, hundreds of elves and humans mingled together as they drank and ate to their heart's content. Reign and the others were amongst them together with Aelrinder and the royal guards. Usually, the commander, the royal guards, and the elite soldiers wouldn't show up to such gatherings as they were supposed to be guarding the upper floors of the giant tree, today however the queen had given them the order to take a day off and relax.
There was of course no danger of anyone stealing or creating trouble in the tree as the queen could sense everything that happened inside of it, even the guards who were posted there were simply a formality and a way for the queen to not have to do everything by herself. Such a hard-fought battle deserved to be followed by a celebration and the queen didn't want her men to be left out, they had fought bravely and ferociously and they deserved a bit of time to relax.
