SPLASH... SPLASH...
The heavy rain had been pouring nonstop for three days over Kingston, causing the water level of the Temm River to surge and flooding many of the low-lying areas in this ancient city.
The tragedy on Melrose Street hadn't dampened the Royalist nobles' enthusiasm. However, the specific procedures for Byron's investiture ceremony at Ganquan Palace had to be repeatedly changed out of necessity.
The celebrations and parades originally scheduled for the Royal Palace Square and nearby streets were all scaled back. Only the most important investiture ceremony in the Royal Palace Hall and the subsequent noble banquet remained.
Many Royalists felt sorry for Byron, their "staunch ally."
Such an event, one that might occur only once in a lifetime or even in a family's entire history, was unfortunately disrupted by such ghastly weather and an unexpected downpour.
