This had been a sweeping victory for Elion, despite the overwhelming numbers working against him.
And he did not look even slightly winded, as if it was nothing but a mild inconvenience to him. Elion slowly looked around the silent crowd.
"Are we done?" He asked, but no one answered.
He waited another moment to make sure before nodding. "I will take that as a yes." He turned away from the defeated nobles and walked back toward Celeste.
The crowd unconsciously moved aside, opening a clear path for him despite the fact that he was nowhere near them.
Celeste watched him approach with a satisfied expression.
...
After Elion returned to Celeste and received a daring kiss that left nearly everyone watching stunned, an even stranger scene unfolded not long afterward.
Valerian and the others knelt on one knee before Elion and Celeste, their fists pressed firmly against their chests in a gesture of respect.
