After dinner that night, Roland went off to have a drink with the king and his brothers, cousins and all male members of the royal family. It was a tradition that they kept whenever they were going off to a per-planned war. The night before setting off, they gathered in the royal castle and shared a few drinks.
This was done in case those who were going off to war did not make it back. They would leave parting words and final wishes. They would make memories that could be considered final memories.
The war against Nemoris could be considered a very big deal, eleven members of the royal family were going. Roland was of course going, Benjamin was staying back this time round.
