87 Reunited

Apart from the hulking General Weres who was still nursing his injuries from the stadium and the stern and learned Prime Minister Gurdev, Lars had not yet met any of them. Among those gathered, he was the most interested in the spearman who sat reclusively at one corner of the table.

Patriarch Hovost Estreya. He was slightly on the slim side, made more so by his advanced age. He looked too old to be Astrid's father, perhaps because he married late. He had kind and intelligent eyes, glittering with life - only, at this moment they were clouded by worry about his beloved daughter who he doted on.