The queen heard the word about the accident Damian had taken part — the killing inside the cave by a mysterious enemy.
She got worried about him, especially after hearing how wounded Damian was, therefore she sent them a feast. It wouldn't change the horrible things Damian saw, or bring back those they had lost, but it would at least help him recover.
"Yummy! These elves may be pissed because we are outsiders, yet their food is tasty!" Frederic said, eating like a maniac.
"Calm down. The food won't disappear," Damian said.
Damian was eating with him inside their temporary house, but his mind was in something else: the mysterious actions of Ailred.
'Ailred speaks with a mysterious group of people and now wants to take the power from the queen? This is not looking like something good.'