Book 6: Chapter 56
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In short, the weddings were very successful. Both humanity and the elven imperial guards indicated that they were very pleased with it. Echte cried tears of joy as his daughter had married into the imperial family and couldn’t speak coherently in front of the queen. Vyvyan told him to forego the formalities and allowed him to bring his weapons into the imperial palace since we were basically family now. For the elves, being a family member of imperial family didn’t hold any extra significance because power was determined by mana. Echte was now a member of the imperial family, but he still wasn’t worshipped by anybody.
It was different for humanity though, except, Nier didn’t have any family so there won’t be anyone who rises into the heavens from the bottom-rung. That saved the empress the trouble of considering power balances.
The merry of the wedding continued until night before ending. Everyone enjoyed it as much as they could, filling the air with the smell of wine. You didn’t have to drink to get intoxicated. You could get drunk by smelling the air alone. Lucia had to leave early due to her health. That caught the attention of lots of people who tried to find out if I had an heir to which I denied.
I don’t want for everyone to know about Lucia’s pregnancy because if somebody is plotting something then Lucia who’s pregnant will easily become a target. I intend to have her stay with Vyvyan until she gives birth for the sake of keeping her safe. Lucia soon had to return to the elven side. I don’t want to part with her, but I don’t feel safe keeping her by my side.
Vyvyan can protect her better. As a man, I don’t want to admit that I can’t protect my wife because of my pride. But the truth is, I really am not as strong as Vyvyan, so I entrusted mom with her safety. I believe that Vyvyan will do everything in her power for her grandchild’s sake.
I have absolute confidence in my mom too. That is indisputable.
But now I’m slightly worried about Elizabeth since she wasn’t in a very good state today. She looked like she was forcing a happy smile. She was crying but it didn’t look like tears of happiness but tears of sadness. She left the party very early so I’m really worried.