Chapter 131: A first family gathering would never not be nervewracking
Natha brought us to a path that I had never thread before. I only knew it also led toward the administrative district where his office was. That was why I thought it would be a formal delegation meeting, and wondering if it was alright to be at such a meeting without changing into something more formal.
I unconsciously kept looking down at my outfit on the way. Not that I was disheveled or anything, but I only wear a casual day shirt and thin coat because I thought I’d be spending today indoors; what with the fitting and that Zia was here...
Definitely never plan to meet some delegations from another realm. I mean...I thought it was supposed to be Zia who met them, not me?
I wasn’t even doing anything with my hair today, only tying it in a simple high ponytail so the fitting could be done easier. At the very least, I should have worn a more formal suit or something...right?
"You look good, don’t worry," Natha pinched my cheek after I looked down for the nth time already, trying to smoothen that stubborn wrinkle on the bottom of my shirt--courtesy of me laying down on the rug to read one of Eruha’s homework.
My eyes narrowed at his words--I did not trust someone who said ’I think you look good always’ to evaluate my appearance.
"You’re fine. It’s just a casual luncheon," Natha laughed at my dubious stare. "We’re not even doing it in the great dining room,"
For your information, the ’great’ dining room was this place with a very long table where formal dinners between the Lord and important guests usually being held. It had chandeliers and lavish decorations and everything--you know, to show that he was the wealthiest of them all.
"Then..."
Weren’t they foreign delegations, which meant official guests? Where would they be having lunch if it wasn’t in the great dining hall? Was there even another place they could use? It wasn’t like they’d be having lunch in the worker’s cafeteria, right? Not even the vassals ate their meal the--