The hours quickly passed, the expedition arrived and joined the banquet and before long the sun went down, and the party moved inside the manor.
There wasn't a single place in the manor that wasn't lively as people walked around chatting and enjoying the music that was being played by a full orchestra.
Within the ball room dozens of tables were lined up on the side as people took to the dance floor and moved to the music.
At the centre of everyone's attention was the empress in her beautiful gold dress and the emperor who was looking much better than when he first arrived as well and to the dismay of many of the ladies he was fully clothed.
Sitting right besides them in the seat of honour was Lirian and at that moment he was downing a large glass of wine like it would run away if he left it alone for even a second.
