<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/50/15b3a41b63432bcd1c3755c910f8be5c.jpg)</div>Umari gave a fond smile as Ramalan called his attention Verdant Orchard, and he extended his arm to her as the captain turned his attention to Xenovia. He was no stranger to pleasures of the flesh, but the passage of decades had cooled his passions from the intensity of youth. Still, he would not begrudge it in others ... tonight was to be a night of celebration after all, and there was little as life-affirming.<br/><br/>He listened quietly as Pearl spoke, letting Ramalan take the lead since he knew the other far better, nodding to show his agreement with the younger man's assessment. "It does not do to dwell on might-have-been. Better to deal with all things as they are, and no harm has been done tonight. Indeed, it has been a night of wondrous revelation, and the dawn that rises tomorrow will rise on a changed world. I hope you and your crew will join us, both in celebration tonight, and in the days to come."