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Hugh sat at a large table on the dais with his family, relatives, and esteemed members of the Ellandri, overlooking the Great Hall.
All the houses had gathered here for the feast, though the House of Pegasus did not attend under the circumstances.
Tables lined the hall, piled high with exotic fruits and dishes he didn’t recognize. Strange colored puddings, salads, pickled vegetables and eggs, sauces and gravies, and artisan breads of all shapes and sizes.
Two servants brought out a huge roasted beast on a spit and set it on a side table, where a designated meat carver went to work slicing it up.
Hugh stared at the charred meat for a moment, then realized it was a narfbog.
After seeing the last one up close, he wasn’t sure he wanted to eat one.
His father sat at the head of the ro
