"Is it me, or are the crowds even larger today?"
Ashlynn's simple question prompted several people in the private box to crane their necks, looking out at the gathering crowds and trying to compare them to yesterday. Perhaps the crowd was larger, but in a space so vast, it was hard to say. Perhaps there were another thousand people? Two thousand? No one dared venture a guess, though one person felt it was more likely than not.
"Tomorrow is a rest day for the field workers," High Lady Erna explained as she sipped on a wine that was such a deep red that it appeared almost purple. "Since they don't have to work tomorrow, they're more willing to indulge today. I expect the crowds will be even larger tomorrow."
