The small gathering was organized at the last minute. Yet nothing was missing: the live music, fancy dishes, large, decorated Sanctum hall with temperature-controlling runic devices.
The elves were not everyday guests, with the support Eldoris had given to Sanctuary, both Ilvanya and Vidalia were treated like top celebrities. The nobles were just one part of the gathered individuals; the runesmiths, merchants, and over 70% of the Sanctum officials were commoners. They had only heard about these legendary elves in stories, and now, for the first time, they had seen them with their own eyes.
Evrin, Grace, and Souldealer made sure, however, that no one annoyed them too much with useless business talk or unending flattery. Damian and Sam, on the other hand, just focused on eating and drinking together with some knights, nobles, and Sanctum officials they had become familiar with.
