Each and every single person gazed at Rui with a deep sense of anticipation and expectation. The darkness of dusk seemed to come alive as a faint sense of tension and angst hung in the air. A deafening silence hung in the air.
Not a single person made a sound as their attention converged on Rui Quarrier. He heaved a deep breath, directing a sweeping gaze across the entire funeral hall with a knowing gaze.
"All of you have been patient."
It was an odd remark to start his post-ceremony announcement.
"I'm sure that each and every single one of you has wondered why I went out of my way to invite you to this ceremony," Rui remarked. "Indeed, my father was the greatest among the greatest, but even then, it was an extravagant and excessively ostentatious guest list in a time where each of you is busy with the present and the future in an uncertain and unstable era."
