On the stands, there were certainly foreign guests: allies of the Nix Tribe — the Great Chief Alistacas of the Alde Tribe, elder Cleobrotas, Ambrosius, Budocaribas, Xisaites, Karsipengpas, and several pirate chiefs including Agatakus, who were specially permitted to participate in the festival; friendly leaders of the Noric Iron Core Tribe, including Sphili and Druid Podamochi, as well as several leaders from the Yabode Tribe.
Additionally, there were some special guests — several Pannonian leaders from Lake Gonami, including Adatis, the son of Iberus.
Although these guests all stood up and greeted politely, whether it was out of friendship, pressure, or just perfunctorily... that was hard to say.
However, Maximus always wore a smile and patiently returned each greeting, occasionally exchanging a few words, thus his progress was slow.
