Banquets such as this, hosted by princes and princesses, were not uncommon on that day, the day of the Royal Funeral. Princes and princesses held banquets and receptions to try and woo the many important dignitaries of the Kandrian Empire, trying to earn their support.
Many of them had come to be aware of the fact that Princess Ranea had made changes to her faction after her meeting with the Void Prince, and it made them realize the importance of Princess Ru's initiative of a strong anti-Rui and anti-Ranea alliance.
If they had any hope of defeating a Rui-backed Ranea for the throne, then they needed numbers and quantity of political capital. A large number of princes and princesses joined the alliance after learning of Rui's apparent decision to support Ranea for the throne, while simultaneously winning over many foreign stakeholders as they could, such as the Britannian prime minister.
