章 172: Hospitality

After separating with Andrika, Fionnadh, Madeen, and Ailbhe, as the latter was too big to enter most buildings, Will followed Drana to a circular room with three tiers of seating forming a well in the room's center. At a glance, there had to be more than a hundred evenly-spaced seats, but fewer than twenty were occupied, mostly by Zoans. There were two humans present, but they had obviously integrated into Zoan society as their skin was sun-kissed, their brown hair was spiky, their eyes were sharp and angular, and they wore a mix of fur, hide, and feathers, giving the impression they were Hunters, the Zoan version of Adventurers.

Stopping near the room's center, Drana cupped her right fist with her left hand, offered a bow, and stated, "Drana, daughter of Drax and Captain of the Iron Wall, has brought William Aladfar Oirthear, Gamma Star of House Oirthear, as requested by the Elders..."