"Your highness, I'm sorry but I can't accept this!" said one of the ministers with a prideful tone.
"Yes, I agree with that, we can't someone with this sort of parental background in the holy royal family."
"It would only taint the name of the royal family."
The ministers started giving out their opinions and almost all of them opposed to the idea of Neptune being introduced in the royal family.
"Silence, I had already made my decision and there is nothing you can say to make me rethink it as none of you have any the right to interfere with the royal family's internal matter." Emperor announced with some anger in his voice.
"But It is our sacred duty to ensure the proper governance If the kingdom."
"Yes, we would never accept someone as impure as her as our holy Princess."
Ministers refused to back down, they instead glared in the direction of Neptune who was still standing in the middle of the room and just stared at Jon who was still refused to make any attempt to look her direction. Mars who had returned to his seat saw all this and could feel anger growing inside him and coupled with his behaviour from earlier during his tussle Neptune, it surprised him a lot since as a royal prince he always had to keep his emotions in check and had to build a mental fortitude to keep them leaking out, as emotion can lead a warrior on the path of destruction, but these recent events seem to cause some crack in his defence.
"I would say this for the last time none of you have any right to question this marriage, only people who should have that right are Mars and his wives and as Mars already had agreed. Therefore, I would like to ask Ms Priscilla and Ms Ceres if they have complaints against Neptune?"
"I don't have any, your highness."
"Neither do I."
After Priscilla's and Ceres' consent, every minster present in the room went silent as they can't seem to comprehend how the two women are so readily accepting of another woman to be married to their would-be husband.
"Now that this matter has been settled, I, The emperor of the holy kingdom of Lucifer hereby declare Ms Neptune to be not guilty and pardon her of any charges of rebellion." Emperor declared in a booming voice that resounded in the hole room loud and clear.
"Now the council is adjourned for today. You may all leave, Margrave Graham I would like to have a little talk."
After the emperor's words, everyone stood up from their seats and scrambled towards the doors as a pair of guarded resecured Jon Lockheed and probably took him for another round of dungeons.
" Happy birthday, Mars!" three voices said in unison as his three brothers bear-hugged him from three different directions which surprised Mars as Sirius flew into his midriff and knocking the air out of his lungs. Mars and his brother always have on close but not the extent that he would be hugged when they see each other. Mars had already began what might have caused such section but before he could able to advance future a new development had occurred.
"Big sister Priscilla can we burrow him a bit?" Sirius asked with an adorable face of twelve years old.
"Of course, you can have but in return, I want a share of the sweet bread you have hidden in your bedroom."
"Eyyy…., w…..what a..are you talking about, if you had found any sweet bread in my wardrobe, they were not mine." Sirius said with a stuttering voice while making a guilty face.
Mars and others except Neptune laughed out as they watched from the side-lines while Sirius who had been banned from eating sweets had recently been secretly smuggling them inside his room conceded information about many sweets and their location inside his room to Priscilla.
"Mars came with me for a second." It was said by Ares who then led Mars up to his room and stood in front of his door. Sighing he knocked his door and his fives wives came out while one of them was two months pregnant was carrying an old wooden box which was passed to the Ares while all five of them bowed to Mars while he bowed them back wondering "what in the world was going pregnant?".
Ares opened the box and took out an ancient-looking locket with a red gem as a pendant he looked him in his eyes while passing and spoke in a very serious voice
"This is a charm from Parvathi's clan, it would protect you from harm and danger. Promise me, that wouldn't take it off no matter what."
A bit surprised at the forceful nature of his brother but he gave him promise nonetheless while wearing the locket around his neck.
Mars later found Priscilla and rest at the dining table while enjoying sweets.
"Mars has some sweet bread." Sirius offered while smiling from ear to ear. Mars couldn't help but obliged and took a slice of the bead that looked like it had been dipped in sugar syrup and took a bite and his mouth flooded with sweetness.
"Thanks," said while trying to swallow the rest of the bread in one go and making a mental note to not touch it his life ever again.
"Dear go get ready for the banquet. We are thinking to let Neptune join us so we should hurry up."
"Okay, but don't call me 'dear' please" pleaded Mars.
"But I thought you don't like being treated like a kid by me." said Priscilla with a pout on her face.
"H, …..How do you know that?" asked Mars while dread filled his heart.
"Not gonna tell ya!" Priscilla showed a mischievous smile and an adorable face.
Mars could not help but feel that should never make Priscilla angry after their marriage or she would turn his life upside down.