Rene had though the underwater ball room looked impressive before, but now it nearly defied description. The afternoon had passed and they had eaten a simple meal, assured that there would be food at the ball, and dressed. Rene had donned his formal uniform to which he had added the appropriate sash and a scabbard that held the sword they had take from Lord Armon's estate seemingly so long ago. The Kalderi had a complicated system of lore and custom that surrounded carrying swords and though Kel'shaiel had done her best to explain it the details were a little hazy to Rene. Apparently fencing had developed among Kalderi as part of courtship ritual rather than a tool of war. Given the fact the were able to fly territory had been less of an issue in primitive Kalderi society with groups able to travel easily over long distances. This cut down on competition for resources but also placed a premium on maintaining genetic diversity. The human prepensity for violence as well as their cultural heritage made associations with swords that were probably not present for the Kalderi themselves. Rene found that he was pleased that the Kalderi had achieved their technological advancement before they had come into contact with humans rather than the otherway around. 

 The ball room in its full glory, also reflected this inhuman pattern of thought. Scores of Kalderi filled the place, the gentle breezes stirred by their mostly motionless wings created a definite breeze which rippled the aquatic walls. Bioluminencent creatures in the ocean, attracted by the rich source of oxygen glided around the rippling walls, their soft light refracted to gentle rippling rainbows by the shifting walls. They appeared to be somewhat analogous to Terran jellyfish, though the moved much faster and maneuvered by jetting water through contracting semitransparent tubes that flickered with light as the pulsed.

Lithyll stood at the base of the doors bedecked in a robe that was black but woven with so much gold thread that the color appeared to ripple between black and gray as the varicolored lights reflected off the metal. Around his neck hung several chains of gemstones and his head was beset by an intricate lacework of beads which formed a sort of a crown.

"Ah, welcome honored guests," he said quietly.

"If you want to take a moment, then I shall introduce you to the gathering," he told them seeming completely calm and almost blissfully serene.