After that event happened, by the time Edward his way back to the castle it was already evening he had a discussion with the commander telling him he should prepare the knights as the would be moving in the next few days he also gave other instructions to .
when Edward reached the castle he made his way back to his courtyard he saw his sister, the first princesses ruby edgar with her maid by her side walking towards him. He raised his hand while in a good mood and greeted her, this shocked her even the servant mouth was wide open because Ruby and Edward has always been on each others neck.
She suddenly came to a stop and turned and called out " Edward are you drunk " Edward hearing what the princess said thought maybe he offended her in anyway stopped and looked at the princess and replied " no " then he suddenly remembered the former third prince and the princess was not on greeting or friendly terms, he facpalmed himself and had a thought in his head " I should ease the tension between us because one less enemy is better than two besides among the Princes and princess, her territory is closer to mine we might come in contact with each other and she's not that bad "
Edward then stepped closer to her and said " well I know we are not on good terms but i will like to ease our relationship a little I know I have not been of great character and a little immature, but I will make every effort to change so please give me a chance "
The princess hearing this was to stunned to but as a royal she quickly composed herself and looked straight in the eyes of Edward she could see sincerity in it . actually she doesn't hate Edward that much just his lifestyle she also feels pity for him because she knew his he loved his mom and how her death changed him, she also loved and admire lady Stella because in her presence she doesn't have to be the princess of mythoria just an ordinary girl, lady Stella always took her for horse riding, sight seeing and many more, at some point she wanted to be a knight , when she started training she was caught by her mom the queen and banned from it, this made her extremely sad when she heard of lady's Stella passing away she cried and refused to leave her room the king had to intervene.sigh* giving him one more look
" okay I can give that chance but don't betray it because if you do, trust me you don't want to face my fury " she waved her hair said to her maid " let's go " she then walked away.
Edward standing there with a surprised expression he thought " that went better than expected I thought I might have to go through several ups and down to be on her safe side, its seems I am having a good day except meeting that bastard tch* " he walked towards his room with a smile
The Next Morning....
Edward woke up feeling refreshed and full of energy, he quickly got up and freshen up and called the a servant to bring his breakfast . The servant came in with the his food and bowed and said " Your highness there will be a banquet for all the descendants, the king said you should be prepared and dressed formally ". Edward was in his thoughts after hearing the servant " it seems there be a sendoff party seems interesting maybe I could make one or to connections with the noble family " he then raised his head and said to the servant " get Sebastian for me "
The servant bowed and left , a while later as he was having his breakfast he heard the knock on the door knowing it was Sebastian he called him in, Sebastian waited for the prince to finish his breakfast and said " young master you called " Edward wiped his mouth and said " am sure you've heard of the banquet and I don't think I have anything formal to wear " looking at the colorful wardrobe and looked back at Sebastian " can you get me something more formal with the color black please " Sebastian smiled and said " yes, young master I will get it immediately " then he left .
Later in the evening
While everyone noble invited were getting dressed to impress, commoners looking out for rumors and gossiping about it , so far it tells one thing the capital is lively and the kingdom is about to enter a new age since the competition for the throne is about to begin this made the nobles vigilant and attentive to every information about the competitors while the commoners where both worried and excited. Because they know a civil war can come about at the same time can cause rift in the kingdom leaving weakness for enemy kingdom to capitalize on.
The time of the banquet has arrived nobles walking in with beautiful gowns and robes , they all walked in suave each and everyone trying two show their best side, as the party started the first Big family made their appearance ,
The Cornelius family dressed up while giving off a scholarly aura, leading them was the family head Wyatt Cornelius middleageman with brown hair a slim physique, is accompanied by his wife, brother and two sons, Sam and jack with the latter being the younger one . While they coming in there were several comments from the nobles especially the ladies looking for a husband " look at Jack so handsome love his smile , shhhh... Look at sir Sam calm and collected love him " while they were talking . another big family came in
Muchen family came in this time when they walked in all you could see or think was money adorned with sparkling jewelry lead by Zhang muchen also a middleage man a little chubby accompanied by his wife and his only child Pand de who's eyes was shining looking at all the food and ladies. They garnered attention to, but the ladies avoid eye contact with pand de because of his reputation, seeing this Zhang muchen gave pang de a knock on the head and said with a furious expression " see all the ladies avoiding eye contact, how are you going to get married " looking at pang de who was showing a pitiful expression. But his wife smiled and said " don't worry just give some time " Zhang muchen gave his son a glare before moving on. Pang de could only grumble while walking along.
Then an aura of suppression quickly enveloped the hall the next family arrived. Walking in with large strides The Octavious family, leading the group was Grayson ovctavio, with his large frame giving off pressure accompanied by his wife with his two sons ( mason & Jackson ) and his only daughter Elizabeth Looking sharp and neat not overdressed but all the young male nobles eye were on Elizabeth looking graceful with her beauty rivaling the princess's . Seeing this " my daughter is the most beautiful but let me see any dogs near her I will break his leg " said Grayson but was smacked on the hand by his wife who said " do you want our daughter to stay single she already at an age for marriage " Elizabeth just showed a frustrated expression because she was not used to wearing gowns so it was uncomfortable. As walked away and met and greeted other nobles.
Finally the last Big Noble family arrived
Rose Family the instant they came inside the hall they drew the attention of men and jealousy of the ladies. Adorned with fine with clothing's with different colors is streak thee walked in at the forefront was their head Charlotte Rose looking very seductive with her curves off for show this incited the hatred for other noble ladies accompanied by her two daughter's
Sophia the older sibling and Amelia the younger one, both too top class beauty with young male nobles vying for their hand in marriage .
Finally eveywhere settled down a bit, a few minutes later the princes and princess started making their way in the hall became noisy again " look its prince James his looking extra handsome today, god am hot ," prince henry ahhhhhh, I love his smile I dream of him evey night " prince john absentminded and clueless as always but still handsome " princess Ruby is looking top class as always ". As the prince and princess were making their way while hearing this comments they felt proud and accomplished, soon the King entered the hall followed by his three wives, the nobles and all invited guests all bowed but in the mist of this they noticed the third prince was not in the hall, they started murmuring and gossiping guessing what happened " do you think he forgot " maybe he got drunk " or the king banished him secretly ". The kept gossiping the King eyebrows twitched*** just as he was about to address everyone the large door of the hall opened what they saw made most of the guest especially the young ladies opened their mouths wide 😮.