Immediately before of the high table were four tables for the other leading noble houses: Belarnt, Jergens, Perrisel, Voltera.
Behind these were the next group, and the next, until it got to the lowest invited guests who were seated mixed.
The setting was one that displayed the order among nobles.
Every table had the name and title of the guest. No one could say they did not have a seat. No one could say they were not catered to.
No unnamed person, except the servers, could enter that room.
As Tyler returned from fetching yet another bottle of wine requested by yet another guest, someone bumped into him. He mumbled an apology, reflexively bowing deeply as whoever it was, was a guest of the noble house of Kramer and tonight, would be a noble as well, of whatever ranking.
The person w
