Kinds of Silence (Part 2)

And that was just the area in front of the entrance, before the crowd that swarmed at them from every side, leaving only space of the carpet empty.

The room in front of her was more than forty meters (133 feet) long and over thirty meters (100 feet) wide.

It was taller than a three-floor building, with balconies on the upper levels where people not important enough to stand near the Royals would still be able to spectate at the ceremony.

They were the less coveted spot since from there it was impossible to mingle with the other nobles and to take part in palace gossip, but that day even the corridors leading to the opera boxes were crowded, splitting the Royal Court into four levels based on their importance.

A single red silk carpet with gold embroidered edges going from the three meters (10 feet) wide double doors up to the two steps that distanced the floor where nobles stood and the dais for the royal family.