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ir Lady Deyanira's wedding to the prince after all. Stewards of varying duties

out to see you!" Leah, who had grown after four

Leah. She will see all of them once the carriage passes and so will they. You should refrain from

o the family. She jerked her body straight and refused to move a muscle, remembering everything Deyanira

mother! Don't tease Leah like that. And Leah, move as you always do. N

r her at the altar. Just like her, he must be shaking in n

n wiping away invisible dust on her immaculate dress. "You shall be presented t

r didn't. She had always hated the idea of being an unapproachable snob of a noble. As mu

ple. It is creating an unhealthy disproportion," she once tried to argue but was

prince told her, "We shall not control every aspect of our subjects' lives

g. Though he still had his playful charms and carefr

ay inside. Once Lord Edmund raised his head, tears began to form in h

he moon and stars with her white wedding dress made only of the finest garments adorned with glistening gems. Draped

shall still always see each other." Deyanira gently lai

re to bring you to tears. Someone has been sent from the palace." He

etal and heavy footsteps. In came a tall man covered with armor from neck to

Sir Garrick Kane of the Royal Army. I have been assigned as the head of Your Highness'

as 'Your Highness'. It gave her a sense of di

ng me?" Deyanira and Leah shared a hearty gigg

may, not on Deyanira's remark but himself, "I apologize, Y

I'm sorry, Sir Kane. I was merely jesting. I was the one who s

ons never were her strong suit. "I shall escort you to your carriage

he palace, she had to be alone in her carriage whil

t waving to the cheering crowds, smiling, and stating her appreciation. But once in a while,

as another mile of walking along the carpeted pavement outside of the royal cathedral while people kept watch.

iage door and offered h

ould be impudent to ask you to walk me down just

ed up. "I'm sorry, Your Highness. I simply could not do so. But if it's any consolation,

hy

f the one person he'd been praying

f vigor in her veins made her forget t

her family that included Leah fighting the urge to look back

eople would scream her name and cheer for their new princess. That was a

rn, Deyanira looked up a

our Hig

ssive formality with me. Time will allow us to get more acquainted but I

they were in the middle of her becoming one

or those we hold dear. And for me, that would be Prince Richard and the very people we encountered toda

oil. How dare someone like him ca

ou have been at the palace longer than I have, do not hesitate to offer your

tered out some words but couldn't form

nding not to hear him, "La, la, la. My ears

the symphony of choirs and orche

Sir Kane, "Well, I'm off to get married. Wish me luck!"

princess hadn't heard her, he said, "M

n." Sir Kane looked around the crowd and nodded at a few of his men op

separate from the Royal Knights. Their tasks were more of the secretive

"A woman like you would certainly make a lot of enemies. More so now tha