Nyrielle's words echoed though the Great Hall, bringing everyone's attention back to the uncertain future of the High Pass while a group of soldiers helped Erkembalt to take Hauke away from the proceedings. The departure of the cursed young lord seemed to be a signal that reminded everyone how far the Frost Walkers had fallen in a single night.
Along the walls, the Nyrielle's black and red banners alternated with Ashlynn's blue and green ones, with only a single banner at the back of the hall to represent the fallen Frost Walker Lord. At the beginning of the evening's proceedings, many people thought that the banners were only here to honor the powerful visitors who had come to negotiate a conclusion to the previous night's hostilities.
