Chapter 83: Emperor Edric Eustace XVIII
Was I dreaming or perhaps was I seeing things? I couldn’t explain it or was I in a dream? Everything felt spinning. I was in a total daze, my brain trying to process this. it almost seemed like I was floating and then seeing things that weren’t supposed to be there, must be the music or because I’m lost in those emerald eyes of his, it felt like magic but I knew Cedric wouldn’t use magic on me, he never had since our wedding day when he kissed, he had never used it to have his way with me, I knew it and I can feel it, so what was happening if not magic?
The music came to a stop and so did we. I blinked not once but twice, Cedric was no longer with long raven hair, I opened my eyes and closed once again just to be sure, it remained his usual hair cut, maybe I was seeing things, but it felt so real.
"The Emperor has arrived", a voice came in as everyone got alerted as they turned to where everyone’s gaze was, at the tall stairs, in two curves from one of them the Emperor descended it slowly.
"Emperor Edric Eustace XVIII"
He was dressed in a kingly outfit not too flashy or flamboyant, just a golden jacket, embodied with a dragon design, inner white shirt within and a jewelry chain with a pendant graced his neck, golden pants, and shoes, he didn’t look like I expected him to be, an old man with full beards and white hair, yes he did have white hair and looked old but he had no beards his jaws were a fresh clean-cut and his white hair was kept short, he made him looked younger despite being around the age of 70 or something, I didn’t know his real age.
And he looked pale and with some black bags under his eyes, he looked sick. He had a holding walking stair to support his stance.
The moment he was down everyone bowed, I followed quickly before I would be left out, the music resumed, my heart quickened when Cedric and I stepped forwards. I was going to meet the EMPEROR, my eyes flew wide as saucers and my grip on Cedric’s arm tightened. I felt a warm feeling roll off Cedric, I felt my nervousness ease, was he doing this?
"Cedric my boy," The Emperor said with a big smile.
"Edric," Cedric said with a nudge of his head. My mouth dropped, did he just call the Emperor by his first name, WHAT ON EARTH.