Chapter 459: Family is a privilege one often overlooks
Beauty was relative, but the first thing the guests thought the moment they looked at the balcony was ’beautiful’.
The Lord has always been a fearful existence, even to those who were already used to him. Rarely could people look at the Lord in his silver eyes, because they would feel as if they were in a clutch of their worst fear. It was inevitable, because he was a Nightmare that had witnessed all kinds of fear on a battlefield.
But at that time, it was as if the fear enveloping the Nightmare dissipated. They could see his soft smile and admiring gaze as he led his newly wedded spouse to stand near the balcony railing.
But they could understand.
Draped in a long deep blue tunic with golden embroidery, the Lord Consort beamed radiantly. The crown on his head was now tailed with strings made of the finest gemstones, cascading his hair like a glittering waterfall. The crown itself shimmered in the light of the venue, creating an iridescent light that looked like a rainbow halo on his head.
The Lord Consort smiled at first. But soon, his face shifted into an adorable surprise as he looked around the venue. His cheeks bloomed into a soft peach blossom, and the green eyes sparkled like a pair of emeralds. His whole face brightened as he looked at the Lord with awe, and when those eyes curled and those lips broke a joyful smile...
Yes. Yes, they could understand.
It took a while and a coughing sound from the Lord’s vassals to finally make the Lord move and address the guests. Even then, they could sense that the Lord’s heart and mind weren’t in his tongue; it was in the life partner he so wished to take home and hide from everyone.
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Oh, Mother...Mother! The place was so beautiful!
I knew what the Great Hall looked like, and I had seen it during the autumn banquet. I remembered this balcony, but when I looked at the venue, I wondered where we were. Was Natha brought me to a dimensional chamber? This was even more ’garden’ than yesterday’s garden party!