By the time the banquet came to a close, the sun was already starting to exchange shifts with the moon in the sky, but none really minded it, as we had fun all the way through. Though the children were obviously not included in this, specifically Va'lin, Alisar, the twins and Cyrus, as all of them were eventually beaten in their wrestling match against their drooping eyelids, crowning sleep as the victor of their match this evening many hours before, and hauled off to their beds by their parents.
Only Nizam remained standing till the end, though he was very clearly exhausted, and would have succumbed to his basic biological needs, if not for his stubborn will to not be counted amongst the children anymore, which brought a smile to my face.
