The Gardeners and Lilies walked into the open space in the middle, just below the Ascent, which us knights and nobles had intentionally left unoccupied. When they got themselves settled into that position, they all gracefully took a knee in a formal show of profound respect towards the King.
King Roderic Lorien Elyria. He looked down at them with a thoroughly pleased expression upon his tired face. Apparently, he was quite fond of their little show of respect.
Mortis had told me earlier that something exactly like this could happen in the near future. He somehow predicted this. He somehow had inside information on them, and he knew they would eventually send for the Gardeners.
