Chapter 471: The welcoming banquet
"Your highness," Ariel gasped as she stared back at those gold eyes. That’s when she recognised the dragon emblem they carried.
They weren’t just random knights from the capital but the imperial knights. Ariel didn’t know much about the royal family but had heard some rumours about the Von Drakkar family..
There were only two surviving princes, and the current king was yet to choose a crown prince, as neither prince was from the queen. The queen’s son had passed away in the last war ever since a new crown prince hadn’t been chosen.
The drunk who was on the floor was stunned by the trail of events. The magistrate was still on the floor begging.
"What should we do with him, your highness?" One of the knights who had the drunk pinned to the floor asked.
"Take him away. I will deal with him later." The prince replied, and he turned his attention to Ariel, who was still stunned at the fact that he was a prince..
She quickly let go of his clothes, knowing she could not afford to offend him. "I am sorry, your highness. Please pardon this humble subject." She bowed at him, scared to hold his gaze. How did a regular day of selling lace turn into an encounter with the prince?
She felt his gaze on her. The prince didn’t say anything to her and just walked by giving instructions to his knights. The entire encounter Ariel was scared knowing the difference in their importance.
The prince could order her hands to be cut off, and no one would bat an eye. That explained the shocked gaze from the other knights earlier. After they left the crowd cleared. She raised her head to stare in the direction they had left.
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