Chapter 205: A Woman of Power
That morning, everyone was busy preparing for the introduction of all the kingdoms participating in the Global Summit. Katelina woke up early, and Asura helped her get dressed.
"Ah, it’s a shame these participants won’t be able to see your blinding beauty, Your Majesty," Asura commented as she put on Katelina’s golden and silver veil with tassels.
Katelina simply smiled and teased, "Well, they will be able to feast their eyes on you by my side, Asura." Her friend’s face blushed, adding more allure to her already stunning appearance.
"Stop it," Asura muttered with a pout.
Katelina chuckled. "Alright, let’s go now and let every kingdom have a feast of my court lady’s stunning face."
Asura gave her a look, and Katelina made a gesture of zipping her lips, though she couldn’t help but whisper, "I can’t help it. I’m just stating a fact."
They continued to giggle as they walked outside her tent. They were escorted by members of the Sorel Guild to the makeshift stage inside the forest, where the gathering of all the kingdoms would commence.
Katelina couldn’t help but part her lips in awe as she stared at the grand preparations made inside Haven Forest. It was clear that magic had been used to create the makeshift stage, giving the appearance of an arena and allowing every delegate of each kingdom to be properly accommodated.
Each kingdom had assigned seats, and there were designated thrones arranged in a circle, presumably for the rulers of each kingdom.
With the resounding boom of a trumpet, the signal that the program and the gathering of the kingdoms were about to start was given. The announcer, a member of the Mount Sorel Guild, stepped to the center and began the announcements.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. From all the different kingdoms gathered here today, we all have one goal in mind: to uphold peace and unity among the lands," the announcer proclaimed. "We, the Mount Sorel Guild, welcome you all to Haven Forest. We strongly request your warm cooperation."
There was a pause before the announcer proceeded with the introduction of each participating kingdom in no particular order, though it seemed to be based on arrival times. The respective rulers were introduced, standing up and taking their designated thrones as their kingdoms were called.