The massive courtyard of the castle was adorned with bold red decorations, and the windows were draped with red velvet curtains.
All the guests were littered around the courtyard and in the grand hall in their red evening dresses. Thalassa demanded that her welcome ceremony adhere to her chosen theme color—red.
Princess Aurnia walked down the grand staircase, the king and queen each side of her. She immediately snatched everyone's attention as she went down the carpet with so much grace and elegance. Even the servants couldn't believe the one hundred eighty-degree shift in Aurnia's personality.
"Oh Lord, why don't you just tell her right away how you truly feel about her? Both of you were just so stubborn."
Aramis turned curiously beside him and saw Lady Miciela standing next to him, ogling at Aurnia at the staircase. Frustration was apparent in her tone.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He answered and tried to fix his red tuxedo, though there was nothing to be fixed.
