Chapter 201: Arc 4, Act I, - 46: A Dying Social Battery
"Greetings once more your highness."
His guards turned and circled around the king till the king put up his hand. They parted, "Greetings, who might you be- My apologies, you appear much more extravagant than we first met Thundering Blade."
"Thank you, you’re just as extravagant as when we met," Jotou smiled. The king held a tall, half empty glass by his table where he spoke to others in the vicinity.
The king beamed with all his teeth, somewhat more laxed amongst his peers, "This is my royal advisor, Lord Koji Hara and my scribe Lord Ritsu Shibuya."
They exchanged greetings as a waiter passed by with trays of drinks. Jotou picked up the yellowish champagne. ’I look weird without holding anything. Do I just, look weird? Shut up brain.’
"So, what brings your majesty to be beckoned from Luxinor?"
"I beg your pardon, are you, unaware of the situation that calls me here?"
"No, I meant that with the urgency of this matter being brought up, you your highness, arrived without delay; merely curious." ’Did I offend him?’
"Hm, these matters are extremely important. I believe you are asking why I did not send an envoy in my stead?"
"Precisely." ’Just smile through the awkwardness, you’re just overthinking, you didn’t mess up anything, don’t worry, stop worrying.’ "The fact that you deal with these matters hands-on intrigues me."
"Ah well," his smile returned, "It does me best when my eyes are on the matter at hand. When this request came up, I could not simply send someone in my stead, I believed it to be disrespectful.
Last I was here," he pointed his glass around the room, "I had dealings with their majesties myself. Though the princess’s loss of memory is disheartening, I would rather meet their heir and establish a respectable connection to Cravolta.