C384. Making a Grand Entrance

 —Somewhere in Radiance City.

A grand hall filled Armin's eyes, easily equal to that ballroom in the Emerald Palace ― no, it might even be better than that. It seems the Korver family had gone all out in their preparations for this event. 

 As expected, the resources of an Earl-ranked family were of a completely different level than that of a Viscount family. Although to actually find a hall that could rival the ones in the Emerald Palace was something even Armin hadn't expected.

 Saleo had sought his council beforehand as the one who had introduced the Darknar envoy to him on whether or not he should go all out and arrange the grandest of halls for the emissary or play it cool and use a regular ballroom. 

 Of course, he had chosen the former as he needed everyone distracted and not focus all their attention on the envoy else he risks lowering the success rate of his plans.