The citadel crawled with alphas, elders and royals from all over the kingdom, and having the largest auditorium, it accommodated them all. Its lights shone brighter despite the night and banished every trace of darkness far away from the hall. Everyone appeared their best, glowing with outfits of bright colours and expensive. 

They knew how to throw a celebration.

They seemed ready for what was to come. 

The lunar eclipse would set once it was midnight, so the feast ...