Perhaps due to the ancient influence of the Drow, High Elves have always been relatively tolerant and accepting when it came to the pursuit of love.
Just as dragons are indoctrinated from a young age with their heritage, they too are relatively tolerant and accepting when their kin fall in love with individuals from diverse races.
Moreover, the conduct of the Duke of Silver, Mirillian, had always been too flawless.
Sometimes reality is such that when you appear too perfect, it instead creates an unapproachable distance.
Now, with this scandal involving her own knight, Mirillian suddenly seemed more approachable.
It was said that on the night after the banquet when the Duke of Silver left, more than a dozen knights in Dewensen, whose careers were not going as well as they had hoped, followed suit and headed to Saeolus.
Even more outrageous was the fact that Elven servants like Yevgeny suddenly saw their value double.