Several hours later, the Norman fleet approached the waters near Palermo, where people on deck could even see the distant port emerging from the white line where the sea met the sky.
A large number of troops from the Northern Horn stationed outside the Court had at this point lined up on both sides of the port, the main roads within the city, and the city gates to maintain order as they prepared to start the triumphal ceremony.
The triumphal ceremony, an important war ritual in the Ancient Solomon Republic, had also been emulated by various countries on the continent afterward. However, the Ancient Solomons held these ceremonies primarily for propaganda purposes (given their electoral system, commanders liked to appear before the public).
