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Rainn glanced around the room for a moment and wondered if he really belonged at this table.
There were people here so famous that even he could instantly recognize them.
Liona Brezwicz, the Sworn Sword of the Queen of Esland.
Jessie Lawlier, probably one of the greatest heroes of the living age.
Especially notable for killing the Glass Heart Witch who had plagued the Tundra years ago.
Though Rainn was young enough that he hadn't really lived under the rule of that Witch anyway.
Still, everyone knew the freaking story and it was an awesome one.
He'd gone to bed many nights after hearing his ma or pa tell him that story.
Lawlier was a freaking badass. He saw there was an empty seat next to her, too.
Then he started sweating profusely and decided to take the nearest seat instead.
Best to stay among his own kind. The other urchins who just wandered in here by accident.

Rainn looked to his right and immediately saw a creepy guy staring deeply into his eyes.
"Ah!" Rainn let out a quiet bark.
However, in this kind of atmosphere, it really cut through the silence.
Everyone turned to look at him for a moment.
And he felt like a darn fool.

Thankfully, however, a familiar sound came from behind to break the tension.
CLANG. Sen entered the room just in time to rescue him from the social embarrassment.
Although his armor wasn't really all that shiny. At least he was a Knight.

"Then you must be Ser Sen," Reggie remarked, with a cool appraisal of the other man.
"Yes, a Knight of Northern Rock sure makes a strong impression."
"What a dashing suit of armor... I'm Reggie, by the way. Er, Lord Bartlesby."

"..." Sen didn't say anything for a moment.
Then, Rainn noticed, the tall man looked somewhat embarrassed.
"... Thanks. About the armor, I mean. Yeah. I'm Sen."

Rainn glanced around the room.
He wondered when the Queen was going to arrive.
Honestly, if one thing was going to make this trip worth it...
Being able to see the Queen of Esland would be fantastic.
He imagined she must probably be beautiful.
That was, like, a rule of Royalty.

Lady Brezwicz stood from her seat and regarded the room with a cool stare.
Amazingly, she did not have to gesture or make a sound.
Everyone fell silent as all eyes fell upon her.
"Thank you for your polite nature. It appears we have succeeded in gathering some truly noble allies."
Liona smiled at him and Rainn felt his heart sink into his shoes.
"Why don't we each introduce ourselves, then?"
"Before we proceed I find it best if everyone is on speaking terms."
Liona inclined her head slightly. She wore a humble expression as she spoke next.
"For those who may not know, I am Liona Brezwicz. The Sworn Sword of Queen Lana."

Rainn looked around the room again. But where was the Queen...?

To Liona's left, Reginald Bartelsby was seated.
Reggie introduced himself very enthusiastically for the fifteenth time today.
He even joked about how he had already greeted each person once before.

The next was a researcher from High Point.
He introduced himself as Aster Crawford.
Apparently he had come here representing the School of Magical Arts.

Heck, Rainn didn't even know such a school existed.

Dalamar was seated next to Aster. He was a Goblin who had worked closely with Queen Lana.
Apparently he knew the Iron Knight very well, which made him a surprisingly important figure.
Being a scholar as well, it was no surprise he had drawn Aster to him.
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