Edward naturally would not refuse an invitation from Her Majesty the Queen, and he arrived at the Hall of Silver and Tin punctually.
When Edward reached the Gryphon Bridge, he even encountered the Chamberlain who had just left the Hall of Silver and Tin. After exchanging simple pleasantries with the honest, gentle old man, he strode toward the Hall of Silver and Tin.
At Aiwass's request, Edward was not led by the servants to the antechamber, but directly to Aiwass's bedroom.
Edward had naturally been inside the Hall of Silver and Tin before. He was, after all, the Chief Inspector of Glass Island.
But on his previous visits to the Hall of Silver and Tin, he was either led to the salon that could accommodate over forty guests listening in at the same time or went to the Round Table Hall to attend meetings in place of his foster father James.
Edward had only once had a private audience with Queen Sofia—and that was right after he returned from the Iris Kingdom.