Pat On The Shoulders

When it came to the night of the banquet, several people and rovers left their homes to enter the palace, but none were from the noble houses.

Many Lords had their stewards wait outside the palace gates and on the streets to see how many people were going. 

Seeing the flood of traffic at the palace gates, many of the stewards didn't want to head back the household to report the news.

As it got later into the evening, the laughter and smell of the delicious food tantalized the stewards waiting at the gate.

When the guards realized that some of them were getting too close, they went up to them asking to see their invites.

"Invites? What invites?"

"In order to get inside you need to have a invitation from the palace. Now, where is your invitation?"

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