Alexander met with the various guests, exchanging pleasantries and receiving various gifts after the feast ended.
These were usually wrapped with fine linen or inside beautifully craved wooden boxes and ranged from various pieces of ornate pottery to many types of gemstone, and jewelry for both him and Cambyses, fine clothes of all types, various drinks such as wine of many flavors, and even a beautiful fowl from Grahtos.
Among the presents, the merchants that Heliptos and Camius had invented tried to suck up to Alexander the most, presenting him with many expensive gifts just for the chance to get some exclusive trading rights.
One gift from a merchant that particularly moved Alexander's wife was a pair of shoes, painted bright red and made of bronze, it was ornately decorated with gold and silver, and studded with glass beads.
Cambyses loved anything red and this beautiful, fashionable shoe really tickled the young girl's heart.
