With several days to prepare for what might be one of the most important feasts since the construction of Lothian Manor, Hugo Hanrahan had expended an extraordinary amount of effort to ensure that everything was placed exactly as it needed to be. Ashlynn had expected to be impressed based on the few snippets she'd heard from Hugo when he checked in for permission or to get answers to questions, but even her expectations had been wildly exceeded by what Hugo had accomplished.
Banners hung from the rafters of the Great Hall, suspended between the chandeliers where they could bathe in the soft glow of hundreds of wax and tallow candles. Ashlynn and Nyirelle's banners were the most prominent, but they'd been joined by several others that were immediately identifiable to the natives of the march.
