The evening descended into night, and many continued to dine. But it wasn't long until Northern withdrew himself to the airship. As soon as Eisha saw him leave, she followed a few moments later. Sael was conscious enough to do the same, while everyone else either chatted with each other or drank.
Ellis seemed to be having an extraordinarily generous amount of wine.
Although Ryugan didn't produce strongly alcoholic drinks and banned the importation of some, their milder alcohols still depended on individual capacity. Moreover, as long as one was a Drifter, it was permissible for them to drink, so everyone in the hall passed that threshold automatically.
Northern leaned on the rim of the airship and was thinking. Of course, the real him was still in the Grand Archive, busy drinking in wells and wells of knowledge.
