The whole battle of words was left with ten participants, including Meliora, who was presently seated at the diner. One of them, who piqued Meliora's interest, was Lenia, Count Alfonso's daughter from the kingdom of Clariant, seated across from her.
They had not conversed since the last time, and Black gave way for Meliora to focus on her next. Lenia was shaking, and she was grateful that all the questions pointed at her were ones she had learned.
Meliora could see through the bright smile on Lenia's face; her eyes were shaky, and if one didn't look closely, they wouldn't notice the crease in her brows, showing that she was in a dilemma.
"Wow, such beautiful ladies. I wonder who exactly will win the King's heart!" one of the ministers suddenly exclaimed in excitement as he stroked his brown beard.
