The trumpets sounded, and soon.... Alec and his 3 wives walked in majestically, while being surrounded by more guards.
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Immediately, everyone kowtowed to their king.
"May you live long your majesty!!" They said.
And soon, Alec raised his hands and told them to be seated.
And from there, the festivities began.
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But first, it was time for the gift offering ceremony... A.K.A, the 'curry favor' ceremony.
One by one, they all gave their precious gifts to their king.
Of course, those at the lowest level of nobility, had their groups bundled together.... as the middle and upper class ones felt like those below them couldn't possibly offer anything special.
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So those at the bottom just placed their 'wretched' gifts on a large table at a lone corner.
As for the middle class, those who didn't have anything impressive to give.... also had to place their gifts in that line table.
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