Chapter 140: The King and Prince’s Arrival
Kim wished that she could be the one to dance with Elin, but she doubted that she would be able to, primarily because she suspected that this was more ballroom dancing or other older, more traditional dances that probably had set steps rather than modern dancing at clubs and other venues.
However, she still enjoyed how lively Elin seemed to be. She certainly was enjoying herself and Kim wondered if she should try to get Elin to teach her some of the dances she knew, so that they could dance together at some point.
Yet, as Elin was lost in her dancing, Kim noticed others looking Elin's way, and while she didn't detect any hostility in their gazes, she still found the way they looked at Elin unsettling. Almost like they were looking at Elin like she was some sort of strange creature or something.
While she wantedt to go over to ask what it was about, she didn't want to distance herself from Elin, just in case things went south, but even Lance seemed to start looking at Elin strangely. As such, Kim couldn't help but feel that there was something they were missing. After all, Lance had been very respectful towards Elin, so it had to be something that they just weren't aware of.
Kim looked at Elin, and it was clear she was blissfully unaware of the looks she was getting. Dancing seemed to be an activity that she loved and probably had done whatever had drawn the strange looks towards her through her sheer excitement at being able to dance.
Though, before she could say anything, the music for the dance was interrupted by trumpets blaring by where the guests entered. Kim was certainly startled, largely because no one else had been announced with such fanfare so far.
Then as the sound of the trumpets died down, the herald called out, "His majesty King Chase Marshtipath and his son Prince Edward Marshtipath!"
Kim turned to look and saw what looked to her like a father and son walking in. The boy was clearly a kid and looked unsettled to have so much attention focused on them. Kim suddenly couldn't help but wonder where Jonas was. If he was correct and this duke, or some of his people, were involved in the assassination plan to kill the king, this would certainly be a good time for it.
Which meant that Jonas would probably have seen the king enter. Howeer, as soon as she had that thought, she stopped herself. Guy had told them that the king wasn't the one who usually brought his son, but rather his brother, who used to be the crown prince.