At the celebration banquet, there were numerous details. Northern Aristocratic Families mostly stuck together, their faces wearing smiles of having survived a disaster, so elated that they were somewhat beside themselves.
Unlike in the Capital City, the offspring of the Northern Aristocratic Families who had passed the examination were mostly previously neglected collateral descendants. Now that they had been confirmed to stay, their fates would change drastically, and they might even have the chance to surpass those lofty magician offspring. To them, this was as if a pie had fallen from the sky.
Even now, many felt as if they were dreaming. In their excessive excitement, they huddled in groups, exceedingly joyful with their wine, and even before the feast had begun, one after another had already drunk themselves to flushed faces.....
But it wasn't surprising that they were so elated, mainly because they had been repressed for much too long.
