Rhys had called for a feast, for all those abiding at Caerwyn and his neighbors besides to meet his new wife, but it took a fortnight for the feast to be arranged. Of course, there were tales to be shared, for Rhys had not known about Ellyn and everyone had to share the tale of their adventures on the journey from Kinfairlie, as well as of their role in the recapture of Caerwyn.
There were funerals to be planned, for Robert Herbert and Nelwyna. The mercenaries also had to be buried and there was some consultation between the priests of Caerwyn and Harlech as to the spiritual status of those fighting men. Few in the end were buried in Caerwyn’s consecrated ground.
The neighboring lords had to be invited to the festivities and arrangements had to be made for the feast itself. There were f
