<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/89DMpCX.png)</div><br/>The Feast was of a more spiritual aim than political, for Pelira. The Court had little to no interest in winning territory, while the Lady herself was haunted by a lifetime of repression to be coped with. It was also a matter of pride to represent her people at a time when few were seen, to show that the elves had not vanished entirely and would not fail to at least have a presence at these proceedings. That was a political motive after all, she supposed.<br/><br/>Her tent was closed against the breeze, the sunlight through the reddened fabric casting a rosy hue on her light skin as she woke from the sorely needed rest that had followed her journey to the Fertile Valley. Slowly rising to her feet, shoulders stretching, she unfolded an elegant blue gown, her dress for this Feast. The fabric was thick and strong as a hard leather, yet flexible as cotton, and tailored to exacting standards. Suspended by a silver ring fastened around her neck and weighted to her hips by a loose chain belt set with emerald, the garb hugged and revealed her form like nothing else. She couldn't suppress a smile at the satisfying sensation. Such a simple pleasure would have once seemed hedonistic, a perversion befitting not even a prostitute, but a sex cultist.<em>Now look at the world,</em>she mused.<em>I was told there would be demons.</em><br/><br/>Pulling on the nearly shoulder-length gloves to complete this striking look, she lifted her arms high, stretching her shoulders with a sigh, and her rested eyes brightened as she strode directly out of the tent, startling both guards with the abruptness of her appearance. One began to apologize, but his voice was lost in the noise of the tents she passed amidst the grounds. She had stepped out intent on seeking one of the makeshift temples out of habit, yet she was tempted now by the scents of unfamiliar foods. Her entourage would have liked to offer something from home, of course, but she was here, in part, to experience the wider world, after all.