Chapter 3: Her Secrets
Soon they arrived at the royal palace, a magnificent structure with golden domes and intricate carvings, there were hundreds of guards stationed at different positions all of whom bowed their heads in front of goddess Diana, as she led the group into the large hall of the castle.
As the group of teenagers and two women entered such a castle for the first time, they couldn't help but marvel at the lavish structure and decorations, everything seemed to be made of gold and silver with countless jewels adoring them.
At the front sat a man wearing majestic golden armor with long black beard and a beautiful crown on his head, it was the king, he seemed to be in his forties but in this world, age was truly a number as strong people could go on for hundreds and even thousands of years.
He had a robust body and possessed a royal aura, but his smile brought a calming feeling around him.
On either side of the king stood four guards with deadly presence in silver armours, holding spears.
There were more than twenty seats present on both side of the throne in the hall where ministers, generals and other people at high positions sat, all of them stood as one of the guards announced the arrival of the goddess.
"Welcome my dear guests to this humble kingdom called Dunshire, I know this is all too sudden and far too dangerous and we've just placed you all in danger; but we will help you all in any way we can and provide you with all the resources we possess so you have nothing to fear."
King Aldric spoke after bowing his head slightly towards the Goddess, his tone was quite amicable.
"Our young heroes have obtained marvellous abilities that will greatly help us in the fight against the demons, prepare all the basic necessities for them; they are my responsibility so don't upset them in any way." Diana spoke, her tone calm.
"Of course goddess, I will do my very best in aiding them. You don't have to worry about a thing, whether it be living spaces, teachers or guards to protect them everything will be handled personally by me." The king responded with a look of assurance.
Then King Aldric greeted the group warmly, his friendly demeanour putting them at ease. He spoke of the threats that plagued his kingdom and thanked them, then introduced a few figures of importance and continued to speak about different things for some time.