The birthday feast was to be held at five o'clock, and by the time it was four, guests dispersed around Bluebird Castle began entering the banquet hall one after another.
Before the feast began, there was an important procedure that needed to be observed.
That was the presentation of birthday gifts.
Whether it was Russell's hometown Earth or the Dragon Sleep Continent, gift-giving was an indispensable part of social interaction. This was especially true among the nobility where banquets and gift-giving were frequent, and they even preferred to receive gifts publicly.
"Count Merlin, the Duke has sent me to bring you a cane, crafted by the great artisan Winscato of the Volcanic Iron Furnace Room, forged from a combination of eighteen metals, and inlaid with twenty-four different gems," said Lord Fisher.
