Chapter 408: Round One: Results (2)
Hex counted five people in the group. Four women and one man.
"He is the Crown Prince, Sven Frostfeather." Leave it to Sterling to be well-informed about everything of importance. "And those women are his wives."
Okay, that did surprise him. And not only him. By the looks of it, their entire group turned to take a better look at the newly-arrived group.
"All four?" Quid voiced the surprise everyone felt. "They all won each and every match. I even heard each participated in a second mode too. To think his four wives are so talented."
Quid’s comment reminded Hex of the conversation between Percy and Donnel, the two judges. They did say the Crown Prince’s team had won all of their matches, individually, and completed their tasks. The only team with full marks, so to speak.
"They are talented. Or the empire invested heavily in its future Queens," Hestia remarked with a chuckle.
Following the comments of the women, such as, if only I could marry him and I rather believe in myself than allow a man to carry me, Sterling hushed the groups and explained.
"They are indeed the best and most beautiful women in the Empire up north, but you are getting one thing wrong. They aren’t this good because they are his wife. They are his wife because they are this good."
"You mean he chooses the most talented women as his bride?" Hex was the first to pick up on the meaning behind Sterling’s emphasis on certain words.