Chapter 92: The Ivanov Clan
Mineah readied herself for another long day ahead. This time, she would be meeting with the Ivanov Clan. Taking a deep breath, she sat on her throne inside the throne hall while she waited for her new batch of guests.
"Announcing the arrival of Queen Mother Rania Ivanov."
At the guard’s declaration, Mineah smiled as she stood up and offered a court bow to her first guest.
"Your Majesty," the Queen Mother greeted her with a polite bow.
"Mother, please rise and sit beside me," Mineah politely uttered.
Without any prompting, the older woman followed, taking her seat beside her as they oversaw the throne room. Currently, the entire hall had been repurposed for this current visit.
This time, they wouldn’t be dining together for lunch. As the Ivanov Clan were all vampires with an appetite for pure blood, there were only a few small round tables arranged more for a courteous meeting as opposed to them being arranged for dining purposes.
To that end, however, her servants had prepared a few batches of animal and human blood to serve to her guests. The human blood being served was freshly collected from the Blood Market. Mineah was honestly not familiar with all of this yet, but Dani and her Shadow Maidens had gotten help and assistance from Lord Gregory on this matter.
Back to the gathering, Mineah kept herself focused as the entire clan began filing in one by one, each of them giving her and the Queen Mother their due courtesy before taking their spot where they were comfortable. She did notice however that her guests now were fewer than her prior introductions, something that her mother-in-law quickly noticed in turn.