Chapter 175: Sitting On The Queen’s Seat
A few days quickly passed by with the Chevalier Palace bustling with different activities, and ultimately, the day of the groundbreaking event finally arrived.
Everyone in the Palace woke up that morning, feeling oddly lively than ever before, and just as Ivan had told her, Samantha spotted Alistair returning to his cheerful, whimsical self again. He had approached her himself to thank her for her assistance concerning the other day, and Samantha’s heart warmed up at his gesture, whilst they took a short walk in the garden to pass time.
At the end of it, everyone was set to leave for the tournament.
The brilliant sun casted its ray’s upon the open field where the prestigious, ’clash of Valor’ tournament was to take place. A whispered excitement hung in the air as the vibrant colors of banners fluttered against the clear blue sky, and before the fields, knights, Lords and ladies in resplendent attires traversed the bustling ground, whilst making way for the arrival of Queen Lucinda and other royalties that had presented themselves to be a part of this groundbreaking event that they would be witnessing for the first time.
Samantha and Lucy had accompanied Helena to the fields as per her request. While Samantha was dressed in an elegant gray-colored maiden outfit, Lucy had worn a brown dress, and their excited chatter subsided as Helena approached the seats that were surrounded by royalties from other neighboring kingdoms. A few of them Samantha recognized, like Princess Ivy and her family, and of course, she couldn’t possibly forget Prince Nichole who had also recently been crowned King in his own Kingdom. Their eyes met briefly, and Samantha didn’t miss the way he intimately held the hand of the unknown woman sitting beside him, making it quite obvious that she was his wife.
If only he knew how tiny she cared about his marital status. He would be delusional to think she was still interested in him even if he was married.
"When His royal Majesty said you’d be joining as a judge for the tournament, the rest of us were ecstatic to hear this considering you’d be the only woman amongst men." One of the valiant warriors from a Kingdom named Caledonia spoke up as he received Helena’s hand in his. "How has safeguarding the borders been, not too much trouble?"
"If troubles could be avoided I wouldn’t be at the borders in the first place." Helena answered curtly as she recoiled her hand from his, already aware of his indirect mockery. "The witches have been causing trouble for the past few months, but I trust my men to keep the borders protected until my return. Let His Highness know that I am not here to indulge in conversations with any one, I’m only being cordial to the rules." She flashed the warrior a fake, condescending smile before shifting her gaze to the rest of the royalties seated.
"Please enjoy the tournament."
And she walked away.
Samantha glanced at Lucy to see her ogling at one of the royals seated at the far back of the canopy. When the warrior of Caledonia returned to his side and whispered into his ear, it became quite obvious that he was the one who sent his warrior to speak in replacement of him. If that was Lucy’s choice then she really needed to look again.