Chapter 18 - I pronounce you...and all that
Scarlett stared at the man's face. She was pretty certain she recognized him. What was it? Leon Desmon? Delmon? She'd written it down somewhere. Anyhow, he was a rather prominent figure in certain parts of the game and was the vice-captain of the Imperial Solar Knights, which said a lot considering they were the strongest knight order in the empire. She hadn't interacted with him as much as she could've because she never reached the capital in her third playthrough, which was supposed to be her knight playthrough. As such, most of her knowledge of him was from late-game events. But he was still memorable enough of a character, despite her not expecting to meet him here like this.
She looked at the hand that was on her shoulder. "What was that?" she found herself asking sharply.
He kept scowling at her as he removed his hand. "What are you doing here, Scarlett?"
She eyed him. While the hostility wasn't odd considering Scarlett's background, she had no idea what exactly it was for. And honestly, she didn't appreciate it. She wasn't sure if it was the Scarlett part or the Amy part of her, but she found herself growing more annoyed by the second. "Is there a reason I cannot be here?"
"We'll leave you young people alone for now," she heard from behind her and turned to see Viscount Clapham lock arms with his wife. "We can speak more at a later time."
His wife smiled at her. "It was a pleasure finally meeting you Baroness Hartford. I hope we can have a conversation over tea some time."
"Yes. Excuse me," Scarlett said as to the couple as they walked away. Then she spun around to look at Leon again.
"What do you want to accomplish by coming here?" he questioned.
She raised an eyebrow at him. "I am not quite sure what it is you are asking. I believe I received an invitation to attend this wedding."
He scoffed. "You're saying you're just here to attend as a normal guest?"
"I do not see what else I could be here for."
"We both know that's a lie."