Celestin
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A whistle currently struck our ears as five figures and two familiars stepped out of the parked orbal car that was now seen inside the courtyard of the Hyarms Estate. Its gate could now be seen open. A couple passing nobles had a look of interest, especially since they saw a few kids stepping out of the vehicle. They could see the butler off to the side showing respect, especially looking at the violet haired kid before him.
The nobles further in the distance saw the violet haired kid was wearing a pretty fancy violet robe. They also saw a rising phoenix depicted on the robe's back. They could only assume this kid was a fellow noble. They were curious as they saw the two girls beside him who were dressed in school uniforms befitting that of a military school.
They were momentarily distracted by the large tightly wrapped clothed object currently being holstered on her back, carrying it around as if the weight meant nothing to her.
It was a struggle just to fit Emma's orbal rifle into Mueller's cat. Most of their legroom was occupied by it.
Yet ignoring the onlooking nobles, we finally arrived at the Marquis's Estate.
Just like the Arseid Family, the Lord here is the Lord of the Sutherland Province. This Province is quite large, stretching all the way south to the border that crosses into Liberl to all the way west to where Isthmia Great Forest laid, als well as the unexplored territories to the southwest. Straight west and a little to the north where Ordis laid was under the territory of the Lamare Province. This Province was ruled by the Cayenne Family, but apart from this area, everything beneath it belonged to the Sutherland Province, under the rule of Lord Hyarms.
As far as Legram went, it was its own territory due to it being ruled by the Arseid Family, but they did not share the responsibility the Great Houses had. If the Legram region ever fell into one of the known territories, it would likely fall under the Sutherland Province, considering it was its closest neighbor.
Still, seeing as we had to pass through the Sutherland Province to reach Heimdallr, it only made sense to pay our respects to the lord of this region, considering that I was of noble origin as well. The Vanders were not nobles so they didn't need to feel this responsibility, but after bringing it up to the table last night back in Parm, Lady Aurier was gracious enough to pass a message onto Lord Hyarms.
Back during the signing of the new emperor which seemed like it was ages ago, I had individually met the leaders of the Great Houses. So I decided to don my Phoenix Robe to introduce myself to Lord Hyarms.
We hadn't seen each other since then.
Moreover, I'd figure it would be good to get on Lord Hyarms good side, considering how well his youngest son would hit off with Rean in the later games. And seeing that I was a noble myself, I figure I could get well acquainted with Patrick.
Yet the whistling sound we heard came from Fie as she raised her hand over her eyes a bit, seeing a large and fancy gated mansion now in front of us.
"Damn, this place is a lot fancier than the residence we stayed at in Legram.", Fie said, marveling at the grandeur of one of the four Great House mansions. She let out a whistle while saying that.
"You really have a loose mouth, don't you...", Mueller retorted, shaking his head hearing that.
"Haha, thanks to the environment Fie was raised in, just be easy on her.", I said, with a playful grin. Yet seeing this exchange, Fie only blinked her eyes back at us, shrugging her shoulders a bit. She remained deadpan for the most of it.
"You never did say where you came from, now that I think about it...", Kurt uttered to himself, wondering about the environment Fie grew up in. She was only ten now, but it still begged the question as to why a ten year old girl was with us in the first place.
"I never did say that, did I?", Fie said, tilting her head to the side a bit. "Well, I'm a Jaeger. Hopefully that answers your question.", Fie suddenly declared, causing the two brothers to come to a sudden halt. Mueller even took in a cold breath of air.
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that...", Mueller said, sucking in a cold breath of air, shaking his head as he did that. Hearing the word Jaeger, he couldn't but glance toward the large wrapped orbal rifle still hanging over Emma's shoulder. "And please don't tell me that's what I think it is, is it?", Mueller frowned. The picture became clearer to him and he could only take a guess as to what was over Emma. Seeing this, Emma only smiled.
"I too took part as a Jaeger, even if it was only for a little while. Its practice has stayed with me though. I only use it for self-defense really.", Emma tried to answer Mueller's doubt, while not going into the full explanation. Emma was on a training course as well, but she only uses this thing for hunting monsters or protecting herself. During the war in North Ambria, she did not partake in killing anyone, unlike Fie and I.
"A Jaeger...aren't those basically mercenaries for hire?", Kurt questioned, wondering himself.
"Pretty much, yeah.", Fie said nonchalantly. She proceeded to place her hands behind her head, only to relax a bit. Still, as much as Mueller wanted to berate us, he knew now was not the time for it. He could only reluctantly keep this information to the back of his head for now.
Because not long after we all stepped out of the orbal car, we saw a sole figure approaching us. It was a man, fully decked out in a butler suit. It was a man, and he sported short light blue hair. A pair of frames could be seen over his eyes and he even wore the classic gloves befitting that of a butler. He was decked out in a full grey tuxedo, making him appear quite stylish.
"It looks like the memo has reached both sides. I do thank you all for coming despite your busy schedules to our lord's estate. Lord Hyarms is expecting you all.", The butler said, doing a bow as he welcomed us.
"We shouldn't tarry on here. Lord Hyarms was gracious enough to welcome us, so we should at least respond in kind. You must be his butler, Celestin.", I said, welcoming the light blue haired butler.
"Indeed I am. Even I am to fathom that you were that same little boy during the signing of the Emperor. While I was not present there at the time, Lord Hyarms spoke of you quite a bit. And seeing you come here in your current appearance, you are trying to declare it, or am I presuming differently?", Celestin said, revealing.
"No, you got that point right. It shouldn't be hard for people to assume two and two together. I want to create a connection with Lord Hyarms, and I figured doing it as Duke Phoenix is the better option of the two. My measly title of prince means little unless I'm here to bolster foreign relations. To which I can give the answer already, I am not here to do that.``, I answered Celestin with a smile of my own.
"Haha, that much was made clear the moment you put that robe on, Your Excellency. You have not made an appearance in quite some time here in Erebonia. Though little does the populace know that you aren't from here to begin with.", Celestin said, only to welcome our arrival.
"So that was the case after all. I had my suspicions, but it seems you had your own roots here in Erebonia too. I could only imagine the blood that runs through your veins...", Mueller uttered to himself, causing me to look at Mueller.
"Trust me, you don't want to know, Mueller. Less people know my roots, the better.", I said, only to shrug my shoulders.
"Well, in any case, whether you are a Duke or a Prince, Lord Hyarms is expecting your arrival. What is your take on titles? At least in noble society, How people address others plays a crucial role.", Celestin asked in earnest.
"Call me whatever you like. I do have a plan currently underway that I have interest in bringing to Lord Hyarms' attention. With that being the case you can call me by my Duke name, for now.", I said, answering Celestin.
"Very well. Your Excellency, and the rest, please follow me inside the Hyarms Estate.", Celestin said, officially welcoming us inside.
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