Darius was out and about, inspecting the Grand Hall. He deemed it the right choice for the gathering to be held here. Still, it had been a whim to let people into the castle like this, and a selfish one at that. He simply wanted it to feel a bit more alive.
He was regretful that he hadn't seen Serena that morning, despite promising to be with her in a few hours. But with preparations tugging at him from all corners, he'd barely had a moment to catch his breath.
The gathering was to be done in the evening, but the preparation had started the day before. The empty hall was filled with multiple pews. The estimate given to him by Elder Iris was that about two hundred and fifty wolves would be in attendance. It was a sizable amount of the population.
