By the time evening arrived, the exhaustion from their journey had finally faded enough for Atheline and Lilith to leave their quarters.
The attendants had informed them that dinner would be served in one of the larger halls of the Dragonic Palace. Since several of the invited rulers had already arrived, the meal would be somewhat informal, allowing everyone to become acquainted before the official meeting began.
Atheline wasn't particularly interested in the diplomatic aspect of the dinner. He was interested in something else.
His family that had also probably arrived. He was going on that assumption.
He and Lilith entered the dining hall together, accompanied by their little fox. The room was considerably less formal than the throne room. There was a long table in the center, already filled with food prepared from ingredients native to Dragonic Island and several dishes brought by the visiting kingdoms.
