Duke withdrew his gaze and slowly finished the wine in his glass.
He didn't stay long at the banquet; he left with the crowd when the dinner was winding down and disappeared into the night of Crown City once more.
The next morning, the sky over Crown City was cloudless. Sunlight poured down from the end of the plains in the east, bathing the entire Royal Palace Plaza in a flowing golden hue.
The plaza, located directly in front of the Royal Palace, was more expansive and formal than the banquet hall where last night's feast was held. The ground was paved with large white marble tiles, with the gaps between each tile inlaid with the lion emblem of the Osseron Royal Family in gold leaf.
