The great hall was far removed from the desolation that pervaded the rest of the palace. Throngs of gaily glad nobles and statesmen had returned to the palace grounds nigh instantly when the defensive gates had finally been brought up and the bronze ways of Mullen Palace stood safely open again. With some of them came their personal retainers but the added manpower did not mean any further stability. The snips and scraps of conversation that rose above the din of the hall seemed mainly focused on one man, Bard Urien II, and his whereabouts. Since his knights had ushered him from the scene of Karl Leid's murder, not one word had left the castle from the lips of the king and now the talk that had turned around every party-weary noble was that his absence persisted even in the usurpation of the regent. A token detachment of the guard held the front of the room, watching over the group silently as the bickering took place.

Feril followed the group along, slowly recounting the familiar ground as they entered the great hall. Just over there, she saw, the doors that she'd had to take further into the palace. Far more captivating, however, was the sudden crowd they'd found in the middle of the palace. Already on edge, the discontent in the room set Feril to pacing on the edges of their little group while scattered thoughts came to her. She didn't want to be the one to start pushing in the wrong place and end up among the growing list of the dead when she had already dodged so much trouble. They weren't getting anywhere. The thought struck her physically, stopping the girl in her tracks with disappointment. They were safe but they'd missed something important, somewhere, somehow, she thought. Feril perked when Gareth mentioned the dungeon, turning back towards the group. "I think I know the way, they never blindfolded me or anything on the way so I looked around." She chimed in, indicating with the point of a finger the door she'd been lead through. Straightening the lapel on her jacket, she made ready to lead the group off if they elected.