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A cacophony of noise hit my ears as the doors opened. Evidently, every single inhabitant of this corner of the Traveller universe was waiting for us inside the castle. And holy crap, they were noisy. Noiryn pulled up her hood and stayed close to Benyst as we followed Elizabeth through the doors.
All around us people were talking or eating or drinking or doing all three at once. I saw one rotund man gulp down mead as he chewed a mouthful of lamb, his skin puckering as he ate and settling as he swallowed only to launch into the whole dance again with his next bite.
Dogs were running around too, large wolfish looking things with sharp teeth. They darted in and out of the crowd, fighting over bones tossed to the floor. Risers were set along the sides of the room, these were full to
