The first birthday banquet after the new acting Lady Saintess took office was undoubtedly seen by many as a good opportunity to build connections with her.
Weeks in advance, letters fluttered in like snowflakes, continuously delivered to the Cathedral. Nobles and prominent families from all over sent representatives, or even came personally to the Colorless Ring, openly and secretly with one intention—to take the opportunity of presenting gifts to form a good relationship with Lady Saintess.
Although the Hero had not been in office long, aside from eradicating Goblins, she had not shown any political ambitions. However, her legendary feats of vanquishing the Great Demon and splitting the canal just after her Awakening were enough to draw the nobles to her like moths to a flame.
Nevertheless, at the insistence of the Hero, her seventeenth birthday banquet remained small in scale, inviting only a few close or special individuals.
