With the King's sixtieth birthday approaching, Kingsford was becoming increasingly crowded.
Carriages bearing noble insignias entered the Royal Capital throughout the day, while merchant caravans arrived carrying expensive fabrics, wines, ornaments, and other goods intended for the celebrations.
Inns were filling rapidly, and even the Adventurer Guild's hotel had begun receiving inquiries from visitors who had little interest in undertaking missions.
However, it wasn't only nobles and merchants arriving in the capital.
Religious delegations had also begun making their appearance.
From the windows of his office, Sage Alistair watched a procession of white-robed priests traveling along the main road toward the Royal District. Several attendants carried banners embroidered with a golden sun, while armored escorts accompanied an ornate carriage.
