Welcoming banquet

 There was an artificial food shortage, according to how Cedric would describe it. This was due to the season and the sorcerers; while investigating the sorcerers, a plague that had been ravaging some parts of the kingdom that majorly dealt with farming towns was linked to their stored food. 

 The food was contaminated, making it unfit to consume. Left with no choice, tons of dried grains were destroyed in the middle of winter. 

 The food shortage was getting serious and there was an expected hike in the price of the available ones. This would obviously cause a serious problem, so to solve it, the king decided to import from a neighbouring kingdom. 

 Diplomats from the Kingdom were invited to the palace, and a welcoming feast hosted by the royal Family was organized. Abrielle had no choice but to be present.