Raven introduced Aoi and Haruka in public the next day after Head Sage Yue made the announcement of Regent Prince Yuki's relationship and gave his blessings to the new couple, effectively quelling the rumours. A celebratory banquet was announced for the same evening and invitations were sent out rapidly.
Raven sent a team of imperial guards to bring Aoi's villagers to the imperial palace for the banquet as well, and the village chief and his wife volunteered to accompany the imperial guards to ensure that the villagers understood properly what exactly was happening. They were afraid that the villagers would think someone was playing a prank on them and that the imperial guards were con artists!
