A Crimson Feast - II

The feast was organised inside the vast grand hall of the palace. All the highborn and influential strong people attended it. Since the theme of the evening was wearing red dresses and suits, it was also called The Crimson Feast.

While the highborns feasted inside the palace, a smaller feast for the low ranking guests was organized in the gardens and several tents were erected for the servants and soldiers which accompanied the guests.

There was no scarcity of the diverse delicacies that night, but perhaps the most memorable and enchanting aspect was the Rose Meadow Wine; a popular beverage from a famous winery across the sea.

Music filled the starry sky and the land was covered in a drunken haze. After months of torment and dreadful nights, the hope for future was finally strengthened.

"You see worried."

Cassandra remarked when she met Nesrin.

"Oh, not really," Nesrin smiled, "I was just looking for a friend."