The banquet grand hall sparkled with golden lights, the subdued hum of noble conversations, and the dulcet tones of soft music. Distinguished figures from every corner of the kingdom filled the room—the Duke of the South, East, and West, alongside other significant nobles and branch families. As the anticipation grew, the royal family had yet to make their entrance.
In Andromeda's room, Duchess Anastasia, Duke Eleftherios, Peregrine, and Grand Duchess Victoria gathered. The morning had brought Andromeda's awakening. The Duchess had told her daughter that she need not to worry about the event this evening. And while Andromeda had tried her best to make her mother understand the necessity, she had been unable to move her mother.
However, the ducal couple had been informed by their trusted aides, Mariglen and Dinsmoore, about the princess's resolute decision to attend the coronation while they were engaged in conversing with nobles in the grand hall.
