They continued the journey early in the morning again after resting in the inn.
They reached the investigation site the Hazel which is one of the main resourceful area under the kingdom of Pearls,here the population is more than other regions.
It had been almost evening time, still Max and some other knights started their investigation without wasting any time.
People gathered near the carriage, they found that king Maximilian had come with his wife too as they got the news from some travellers. They wanted to meet his wife so much that their curiosity spread almost every edge of the city.
The knights surrounded the carriage while Max and other Knights went for meeting with the supervisor of the locality and other who were appointed to look over the regions.
"Wow! I didn't expect this much crowd." Robert exclaimed with surprise and said it while looking at the increasing crowd.
"They are trying to catch a glance of Lord Maximilian's wife not you. hahaha.." Fredrick laughed.
"I guess we soon have to hold a banquet for introducing our ladyship to our people.." Dready affirmed.
" Absolutely! Or they will crash us with this much crowd." Fredrick added.
"Are you alright my lady?" Dready got off his horse and asked from the curtains down.
"Yes, a-are you all fine? "Merry lifted the curtain a little and asked.
"Yes my lady." Dready again got back and tried to manage the crowd but everyone's eyes were on the carriage. Merry grew highly strung to see so many people at once and also her head started bursting with pain because of the loud noises.
But suddenly the crowd went silent ,Merry and knights got confused but then the knights saw that lord Maximilian had arrived and everyone gave ways with full speed for Max and other Knights to get towards them.
Everyone bend their backs a few inches in respect and greeted Max.
"Long live My lord! "
" Everlasting lord Maximilian!" The crowd uploaded with cheers.
They all felt really happy to see Maximilian. For them, Max was a hero who had done everything for the people Whenever they needed him.Maybe that is why thay were all this much excited to meet their lord's wife.
"Thank God, Commander that you - arrived.Today,the crowd is uncontrollable." Fredrick stated.
" Are you all stuck here since then?" Max asked with confused look.
" Yes, I guess it has been more than three hours."
"You all are really helpless ha." Sidney said with a sigh.( Supervisor of Hazel) .He has a friendly relation with Max and knights.He had been managing this area for more than five years.
"Everyone! Let a way for us to move." Max commanded the crowd.
"My Lord,we want to meet the ladyship!"
" Yes my lord! "
" Please let us meet her!"
The crowd started appealing to meet Max's wife.
Knights looked towards Max in anticipation as they knew it might get rejected.Max thought for a while.
"Alright! " Max said it with a smirk.The people became happy and changed their normal eyes into an eagle's eyes.
Knights surrounded straightly the carriage both sides.
Max walked towards the carriage and opened the door as a gentleman.
"Is it fine with you Merry?" Max asked and tilted his head a bit.Merry was nervous but she also didn't want to be mean for not showing up after they all wanted to meet her with this much enthusiasm.
"Yes,it's a-absolutely fine." Merry gulped and said.
'What would they think of me? They would be disappointed to see a ladyship like me....' Merry's thoughts again started getting in her way but she pulled herself together and held Max hand and got off the carriage.
"Meet my wife Merry, your ladyship." Max introduced Merry to the people.
"N-Nice to meet you all !" Merry greeted all of them shyly while trying to avoid any stuttering.
Everyone's eyes sparkled to see Merry.
"Oh Goodness! "
"How beautiful! "
"What an angelic voice!"
"What a lovely lady!"
"They look so adorable together."
" Long live Lord Maximilian and My lady Merry!"
The crowd started buzzing and everyone stared Merry with so much love in their eyes. Merry could believe how lovingly these people were talking about her.She felt shy.
Max smiled shyly as he knew whom he had gotten for his whole life as a partner.
"I guess my people has good eyes for a treasure. " Max tilted a little and said it softly to Merry with giggles.Merry blushed even harder.
Everyone could clearly see how much soft their lord had become.From a tyrannical gaze which would brought hell out of someone to a gentleness in his eyes when he looks at their ladyship.
People were happy to see their hero to get a match which too made them feel more happy and enthusiastic.
The knights smiled as they too knew from the starting that the citizens would definitely get a righteous perspective about the ladyship.
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