After hearing her parents footstep faded behind her chambers, she straighter her rumpled dress from kneeling and smiled with her heart's content. She never felt so happy and glorious about the news she heard.
" Elanga, help me dress well, I believe I could gouge out all eyes from the hall later."
Elanga just shock herself in disbelief for her master.
Maylin march down the hall gracefully as she walked and felt the cold cobbles as she brush off her barefoot on her own. She looked like an emerged star from the sky as her dress reflected and caught everyone's eyes; feast in all maiden's silent whisper and silent contempt from the noble lords who are all present as well. She bowed before the emperor as well the empress who was stunned by her. After told to rise, she carefully straighten herself up and spoke.
"Greetings to his and her majesty. I from Suli's birth humbly asked for audience and words from the festivals custom."
Being permitted she continued.
"I believed that choosing the panubok was already finished and I don't have a chance to present a new and better one displaying my great accolade and skill in embroidery. I perhaps displease the noble lords of the unfavorable sight of the panubok I made and I held responsible of not being fortunate of any noble lord. I am pleading for benevolence of kindness from his and her majesty to spare my household from mockery I caused."
"Why do you think you were unqualified of the selection distinguished bae?" asked the empress.
"I am certain no noble in his sane mind to choose my panubok her highness." Maylin replied quizzically at the empress.
"I think you were mistaken child," interrupted by the emperor. "I called you before the noble lords and bae to give you my blessing in your coming marriage."
"My what?" too shocked to heard the news. "I am sorry your majesty but I am a bit confuse, I was called to receive a blessing for my marriage?"
"You heard it indeed. Knowing that you were going to betrothed to a grand prince, I am generous enough to let you two meet in person."
Trying to calm herself of the unexpected news, she tried to look pleased at the news and gracefully bowed before the royalty. She hid her wrath as she channelled it to her dress as she held them.
As a custom, the betrothed pair must be introduced before the royalty before arranging and discussing it with their households. Since only Isagani chose her, they were immediately introduced before the participants to receive their blessing in their forthcoming marriage. Amused in his masked future wife who stands before the royals, he could not hide his interest to remove her mask himself.
He motioned towards the grand Bae; give her a quick glance and bowed before the royals, Isagani greeted the royalty politely. He smiled at Maylin as she calmly bowed at him.
"I come thee to receive you blessings your majesty. Knowing I have a privilege for the distinguished Bae, may I ask a blessing from His majesty to unveil my future wife?"