Those who seemed to be attending a funeral finally left.
Gawain breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Amber resting with her eyes closed in the nearby armchair, then looked at Tiel curled up in the corner of the room waiting for "mental nourishment," and steadied himself, once again focusing his mind, calming his thoughts to enter the spiritual network of the Eternal Sleepers.
...
In Gran Territory, Riftstone Castle, inside Patty's bedroom.
The great sun's brilliance completely fell beyond the mountains, and faint starlight appeared at the end of the horizon on the other side. Bright magic crystal lamps illuminated the room, dispelling the thickening night sky along with courtyard lights and street lamps inside and outside the castle. Under this bright light, Patty was sitting at her dedicated desk, carefully reading a beautifully printed, simply bound textbook.
