"The village was beautifully busy, with market stalls erected all around the square. Farmsteads from all across the island, and traders from King's Anchor. There were striped canvas ... Bunting stretched from stall to stall ... There were fire dancers ... And knights, real knights. Dressed in mail and light plate, heavy black cloaks around their shoulders and longswords on their belts. They had crossed bones painted across their kite shields, silver upon a sable field... The Krillian was present, Even the mysterious Lady Agrixia was said to be making an appearance" ...