Lothian Manor hummed with anticipation.
Servants hurried through the corridors carrying armfuls of evergreen boughs or sat at tables in the great hall painting pinecones that would adorn the great hall for the coming ceremonies. In the entrance hall, footmen polished the ancient armor displays until they gleamed, while maids hung banners representing generations of Lothian lords.
There were still several days before the grandest of ceremonies would take place, but in the coming days, there would be a number of events that were almost as important as the barons and their knights arrived from across the march. When those guests arrived, the path to the great hall would be lined with testaments to the men who had ruled the march before, from Caun Lothian all the way to Bors.
