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The banquet was even more splendid.
The guests who had originally planned to leave after the ball were persuaded by Russell to stay at Cigar Castle, celebrating throughout the night.
Cigar Castle only had the main fortress built; the towers and walls were not yet constructed, so it couldn't accommodate so many guests. Fortunately, they were all minor nobles from the countryside, not too particular, and could manage sharing a room among a few of them.
However, it would not do to arrange things this way for great nobles in the future.
"Keep the music playing, keep dancing," Russell said, holding a glass of red wine, toasting the guests from afar, eliciting louder cheers.
However, after drinking a glass of red wine, he quietly left the banquet hall.
In the study.
Baron Roman and his wife were waiting for him.