[Ellie's P.O.V.]
The ceremony was about to begin, and Yili should be coming out soon.
I squeezed out of the crowd when no one was paying attention after giving my father a slight nod just so that I could return to where I had been standing.
Mother had been on stage the entire time since Father didn't let her leave it. Tired of standing, she was already sitting by the time we resumed our positions to continue the ceremony. When she saw me return to my assigned position, she looked relieved.
Father finally returned to Mother's side on stage and thus, the drama ended quicker than we expected.
But since we had only dealt with the elders and Tufarre, Father had to summarize a re-explanation to the rest of the crowd what was happening.
