The banquet was held behind the palace, in a large hall that was built specifically for such events. There were tables both outside and inside, which ant that people were free to choose where they wanted to sit.
Keith walked in with his group and while he was pretty early, there were a few people that had arrived before him.
He could see most of them point towards his group as they whispered amongst each other, but he knew that it wasn't his group that they were talking about. It was mostly Alia, the daughter of the duke who was kicked out of her house.
The person who was once considered the flower of the empire, was back in person. Most of them had never expected to see her once again and most of the ladies gave her cautious looks.
Though, that was only until the third prince rushed over to greet them.
"You guys ca too early..." he complained as he made sure that his hair wasn't disheveled.
Keith nodded, "Yeah, I felt like it would be better to co early compared to being late. Duke Arthur will be coming a little late and apparently, he shouldn't be coming early since he's a Duke."
"Yeah, it's so sort of a hidden rule among the nobles. And yet, I had to rush in here because you guys ca too early." Mathew complained as he shook his head.
"Anyways, let take you through today's events." he said as be began to walk towards the large hall, "My sister will start with showing people what she has to offer. Currently, she has quite a few suitors among the barons, viscounts and even so counts, but most of higher nobles want to pick a side that has a higher chance of winning."
The group followed behind him and Alia was the first one to ask a question.
"That sure is needed but even then, I don't think her awakened ability will be able to attract a lot of people since your awakened ability is technically better than hers. As far as I can tell, she has almost a negligible chance of winning the succession wars."
Mathew nodded, "You're right, but her plan is to join the second prince's side. He already has a lot of support and most of the people on his side will not hesitate to send their sons to compete for her hand in marriage.
And once she reveals her ability, they wouldn't mind letting her marry multiple n. It signifies power and her ability also goes well with Zander's. On top of that, she can heal people which is sothing that almost everyone wants.
The only thing stopping them would be the succession wars but since she took a side and announces that she has no interest in the throne, the people will line up steadily."
"Aren't you worried?" Nathan asked before continuing, "I an if they team up, your chances will go down right?"
"Yes, if they team up, my chances will go down. But no one is stopping from teaming up either and guess what? I've gotten hold of soone way powerful than my sister. We share the sa blood but she picked that asshole instead of and I won't lie, it did hurt at first but that's just how things are in my family.
Blood ans nothing. Anyways, I've told you about the fourth princess right? She is one of the stronger contenders in this war but no one really likes her. In fact, it'll be more accurate to say that everyone hates her. I too have so bad blood with her but I've decided to let the past go since teaming up with her will give a lot of benefits.
The deal between us was simple. She helps get the throne and in return, I will exempt her from taxes for ten years and won't touch her businesses in the future. She'll also get the title of a Duchess and a group of three hundred royal knights. Discover exclusive content at empire
All she wanted was to protect her own businesses and none of my siblings wanted to let her go, so I simply took this chance to get her on my side. Of course, one of the reasons she accepted my proposal was thanks to you guys.
If you hadn't joined , then she wouldn't have much of a confidence to make such a risky move. She also wants to see what you guys are capable of, so please use this event as an opportunity to show what you guys can do."
"Ahh... that's annoying but if it helps, then sure." Keith said as he looked at his teammates, "Whether you guys want to join or not is in your hands. I won't force you since this is not in your job description."
"Tch, what are you talking about?" Laura said as she glared at him, "We're here as a group of friends, not inquisitors. You're not our boss at this mont and in this situation, the things you tell us to do won't be considered as orders, but requests instead."
The others nodded in response, making Keith grin like an idiot.
'Friends huh? I kinda miss those two bastards now but this doesn't feel bad.' he thought as he nodded, "Alright, let's all show these people what were capable of."
Clara smirked as she grabbed Alia and Keith's hands, "Banquets like these have a dance event so you two should go out there and show them what you can do."
Alia froze in shock as she looked at both Keith and Clara while Keith gave the two girls a wry smile, "It's been months since I danced you know? I'm rusty."
"It's fine. Alia will make sure that you look good even if you're not doing the right steps." Clara said confidently as she patted both of their shoulders, making Keith sigh inwardly.
Even though he didn't like it when she tried to get the two of them together so openly, he couldn't help but nod since refusing would just make the girl in front of him feel worse.
"Alright then." he said and smirked at Alia, "I'll be in your hands at the start but once I get back my touch, you'll have to work hard to keep up with ."
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