Chapter 367: When you reach that phase of no longer looking at the price tag
"This is possible?"
We--me, Zia, and Arta--were huddling around a fabric that was my druid-style wedding outfit. Amarein had visited again, bringing the outfit that had been specially embroidered by the druid.
And Mother...Mother! The embroidery wasn’t just beautiful--it was alive! And by alive, I meant they seemed to flow and move like those optical illusions. The leaves and the flowers along the hem looked like they were rustling in the wind, and I couldn’t help but stroke the Great Tree embroidery on the sash.
"It’s so pretty..." I sighed in awe, feeling like hugging the fabric, but was too afraid to damage it. I didn’t even let Jade touch it. "Am I really going to wear something this pretty?"
"Of course!" Arta nodded while huffing with pride. "We’ve poured everything--blood, sweat, tears, and tons of money--into this so you will be the most dazzling flower in the entire world."
B-blood too? What have you been doing, Arta?!
"Anyway, I think it’ll be nice if you wear this at the first banquet," Arta stroked her chin. "I thought it’d be best if you come out with a couple outfit with His Lordship, but...now I think it’ll be better to show each of your heritage during the first banquet."
"Is that the one where the important people are invited?" I asked while very carefully letting go of the fabric.
"Yep!"
Arta led the seamstresses to put the outfit inside a chest with preservation magic on it, before securing it like a banker would secure their bonds. I had this feeling that perhaps, for her, items belonging to my wedding were more important than the whole Castle’s logistics.
"My deepest gratitude to you, Lady Amarein," Arta bowed gracefully at the druid.