One thing Bae would say about the Cankurians was they knew how to throw a party. The Claiming had taken place just before noon and yet the party was still going on well into the evening. Bae and Armel had received more well wishes than they could count, random Cankurians approaching them with their congratulations. The party was not a quaint, regal affair. It was boisterous. Armel had not left Bae's side since the Claiming, the two of them walking between the throngs of people. For the first ...