Chapter 726 - The Unexpected Guest
Harlow thought the man who sent her those gifts was presumptuous! How dare he claim her as his wife without the princess's approval? And not even her parents knew or agreed to this. How dare he!
After the king and queen left to have a talk between them, and while the birthday princess was sulking at her own birthday party, suddenly, a new guest arrived at the palace.
It was a man that Harlow did not recognize at all.
The man was really handso, perhaps even more handso than the famous forr womanizer, Lord Gewen Athibaud.? He looked younger than Gewen, but had a taller and bigger build.
He had ashen hair down to his shoulders and his eyes held a hint of fleeting happiness in them. He looked like he was happy to have arrived in the palace but there was still a look of sadness in them that couldn't be erased.
Harlow also saw that his clothes did not belong to those who ca from the village, but rather, this man appeared to be in traveler's clothes and he was weary. When he saw Harlow, the man ca forward.
Even during the party proper, people from across the kingdom were invited but none were so bold or dared to approach Princess Harlow. The guards made a movent towards her, but sohow, all of the guards looked like they tripped in the thin air.
Harlow's eyes widened and she felt the breeze in the room.
Wind magic. Invisible but useful. Was this the person who brought her the gifts? He seed like the type of man to do so but Harlow did not have any interest in older n or anything like that.
Gewen and Kira were with their children, but as Kira was gulping so of the wine in the goblet, her eyes suddenly bulged and she pointed at the newcor. "Hey, isn't it–!"
"Hello, Harlow." The handso guest ca in front of the princess, nodded his head a little and then smiled a bit. "I wish you the happiest of birthdays. Is your mother and father around?"
"You know my parents?" Princess Harlow blinked at him.
She could imdiately tell that this man was no ordinary traveler. His movents were graceful and he didn't even pay respect to her, a crown princess, like people who were lower than her in status would.
Was this man… a royalty? She raised an eyebrow, assessing the man.
"Yes, you can say that we've known each other for quite so ti. I've co here to pay a visit and only realized that it was your birthday tonight. So, apologies for the lack of a present," he said.
Harlow nodded slowly. She understood that this man was not the mysterious gift sender.She could tell that this man was actually powerful and also had magic on his side, but he was not the one. "Oh… it's not a problem. Sir?"
The man laughed a little and then extended a hand, "I usually tend to have people bring things for , but that was when I held a more kingly role. My na is Loriel Ashborn, forr king of Sumria. Known to your mother and father as Maxim, an old friend."
"An old friend? That's one way of saying it." Suddenly, Emlyn's voice was heard from the doorway.
Maxim smiled to himself when he heard her and slowly turned around to see his old friend. Gosh.. how long had it been?
More than sixteen years. It's such a long ti, but felt like yesterday.
Emlyn was notified by their butler on the arrival of Maxim when she reached the terrace to talk with her husband. John told her that the forr king of Sumria was led by the servant to the banquet hall because he thought Emlyn and Mars were still there.
Emlyn imdiately rushed back to the venue to see Maxim.
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"I'm afraid that I think I know who this Ice Prince is," Emlyn closed her eyes and rembered the ti when she, Maxim and Renwyck saved Kira from the White wiitch who turned her into an ice statue. Now… it was not actually the white witch's doing but..
The ice prince himself?
"Who is he? Did he force you to give up your first born?" Mars asked. He was aware of the myths and tales of witches, wizards and other powerful beings that asked for children. The expression on his face was hard to guess.
"No, not at all. The man was kind to ." Emlyn said. "He is not a bad guy."
Before the two of them continued their conversation, suddenly John ca and bowed down so deeply. His face showed that he needed to convey an important ssage. So, Emlyn and Mars paused their conversation.
"What is it, John?" Mars asked his loyal butler. "Is anything the matter?"
"Your Majesty, there is an important guest looking for you," said John respectfully.
"Huh? Who is it?" Mars rembered all their close friends and family that mattered already ca to attend Harlow's birthday celebration. So, he couldn't think of anyone.
"He said he is Lord Loriel Ashborn. He ca from Sumria," said John.
"Loriel?" Mars's imdiately rembered that na. He disliked that na so much years ago. Only recently he could say that na without feeling annoyed.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emlyn gasped. She couldn't believe her own hearing. Loriel was Maxim's other na. So, was it really him?
No… of course, it's him! Who else could it be?
It's been almost seventeen years since the last ti Emlyn saw her friend. Even though he already asked Loriel to co and visit her, he never did.
And Emlyn was in no position to travel to faraway places such as Sumria, because she had to care for her young children. So, it's been an awfully long ti. Emlyn missed Maxim so much.
If he really ca to visit her today, Emlyn would scold him for not keeping his word to co and visit her.. Emlyn heard the news that Loriel only kept his throne for several years after they last t and now he was a free man.
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