NELISSA’S POV
It is exactly as I had pictured it. Egckan’s feasts pale in comparison to Cedric’s show of faux luxury.
Still, it feels more welcoming. The people are genuinely happy to be there and to see each other, not to size each other up or any other reason. I’ve gotten so used to the flamboyance of royal life and feasts that I forgot how simple life could really be without all those things.
Earlier in the day, this room looked like a situation room where battle plans were made. Now, it had been transformed, and by Egckan’s standards, it was brilliant.
Several long tables with low benches have been arranged in a circle facing the center, and long multicolored linens drapes covered the walls and roof of the tent, creating a symphony of visual pleasure.
A lone table stands in the
