Joseph walked through the impeccably maintained courtyard and saw the villa's doors being pushed open from the inside, as a girl accompanied by her fluttering white dress hurried out. Her golden, wavy hair moved slightly in waves behind her due to her hurry.
The girl kept her head down nervously, almost bumping into Kesode.
"Please forgive me, I truly didn't do it on purpose."
She hurried to kneel and apologize to the captain of the guard and, after receiving his forgiveness, she cautiously glanced at the crowd, suddenly remembering something. She straightened her back and approached the handsome young man in a gemstone-blue coat with very measured steps, kneeling before him with the utmost standard of courtly etiquette:
"It is a great honor to have you here, most esteemed Crown Prince of France." Her French was not very fluent, and it carried a Germanic accent. After a pause, as if realizing something, she added, "Ah, I am Camellia Ermin Delvaux. It's a great honor to have you…"
