In the next couple of days that followed, Ironhold stirred with an energy it had not seen in years.
Lucen spent his mornings with the theater troupe, guiding them through the lines and movements of The Man of a Thousand Quests. Having already rehearsed it countless times in Caelhart, the adjustments came quickly, and the troupe's nervousness soon gave way to excitement. For once, Ironhold, fortress of stone and steel, was preparing not for war, but for a performance.
Also during this time, mages from the different magic towers came to Ironhold. Lucen had invited a few purple tower mages and black tower mages, but almost all types came to Ironhold due to his fame.
It wasn't just mages, but knight aspirants, many of whom were inspired by the play The Man of a Thousand Quests. Upon learning that the writer of the story, Lucen Thornehart, had his own personal military unit, many of them journeyed to Ironhold so that they could join Thornefang.
