Normally, if there was no opposition to Eliron's rule, an election would have never happened.
Instead, this would have been more of a coronation. But now that there was clear opposition, the elves had to pick who they wanted.
The confluence was divided into two parts, the first part was an opening prayer by one of the chiefs, followed by a short speech by one of the Elders.
After these two were completed, then the voting would begin, which was also in two stages.
The citizens would cast their votes first, then the elders would follow suit. When the results of the election had been computed, the winner would be announced, and then the feast would begin.
This feast was a way to signify camaraderie amongst the elves.
Although they came as opponents, they would all leave as friends. The wood elves were a unit, and would forever be one.
This very tradition was one of the things that had kept their bond so tightly knit.
