Third Person's POV
Praise and amazement flooded in like waves, mingled with women's uncontrollable gasps at their stunning appearances.
Adelaide displayed a keener instinct for managing the scene than Lance.
With a smile, a slight lean forward, and a concise, forceful gesture of acceptance, she declared, "Thank you for your blessings! Your voices have caught the Moon Goddess's attention! Today's bonfire will never die!"
Ivy approached with a massive bag crafted from a whole animal hide.
Inside were polished crescent-shaped bone chips, imbued with faint energy and symbolizing the Moon Goddess's blessings, or small pieces of rare minerals blessed for strength and land fertility.
This was no mere luxury but a mark of honor at a royal-level mating ceremony.
They'd already seen Adelaide'
