Following Isabel Arclight's striking arrival among the honored guests, the atmosphere inside the Grand Forum became even more animated. Excited voices surged through the enormous crowd, and the applause seemed reluctant to fade.
The five figures already seated on the stage were all people of immense influence. The Holy Pope of the Church of Eden, Lord Brutus Sparrow of the Eden Council, Lord Alector Raonpherys of the Holy Tree, Isabel Arclight of Arclight Industries, and King Aslan himself standing before them. Any one of those names could have drawn enormous attention alone.
Yet they had all gathered here together.
And three more important guests still remained to be introduced.
It did not take long for the sixth figure to appear.
This time, however, the entrance carried a completely different atmosphere.
