THE DAY OF ATHENA FESTIVAL

Before the festival day, Clara went to the temple, and the supreme royal guards and his personal guard Nicholas escorted her. Hera, Brisilla, and iris illustrated the work improvement to the princess; Clara scrutinized the works, after a while, assembled the girls.

"Everyone had done a wonderful job, now it's time to allot new tasks to the units," Clara said.

"Ok, your highness," Hera, Brisilla, and iris replied.

"Hera your unit will stay in the temple during the rituals and will help the priests, whereas Brisilla your unit will look after the offerings from the people and dignitaries, iris your unit will look after the feast and charity operation," Clara said.

"As you say your highness," Hera, Brisilla, and iris replied.

"All the Athena servants must wear white gown as a uniform, the dress was ready, collect them in the temple tower," Clara said.

The festival day had arrived; early morning Clara woke up and prayed to the Athena for an hour, then she wore his special garments made up of fine thyger silk; Clara went to the temple, everyone was in white dress.

"How are the assignments going on," Clara asked.

"Pretty good your highness," Hera and Brisilla replied.

"Where is iris," Clara asked.

"She is with her units at the garden looking at the feast arrangements," Hera replied.

"Good, ok join in your positions," Clara aside.

Clara moved outside; the guards escorted her. Clara went to the fort and walked to the royal court. All the ministers and commanders available in the fort arrived, stood up while Clara walked throw the court, hey slogan "hail princess."

Clara seated beside the throne and signaled to begin the court.

"Describe the program's minister," Clara asked.

"The king and queen will arrive by the afternoon; the festival programs will start within 2 hours. At noon we have arranged a feast in our great hall for the king of drudora, his family and to the delegates of drudora. After the feast, the king of drudora, and our guest of drudora will attend to the rituals in the temple and offer offerings. after the rituals, the king of drudora will take a rest and then in the evening there is a meeting between the two kingdoms and they will make some policies. After the meeting the king offered a special meal to the guest's and then they will leave in the morning", the minister explained.

"Ok, commander how is security for the guest and people," Clara asked.

"The people are permitted only in the morning when the king arrived at the boarders we will block the routs to the capitals, people are permitted to walk throw the field's, we have kept four plus two securities at every entrance in the fort and the visitor's chambers. the people are inspected entirely in two layers", the commander replied.

"Great job commander," Clara replied.

"Is any anything else you need to summon your majesty," the minister asked.

"Nothing, the meeting is over," Clara said.

The minister closed the court, and everyone stood up while the princess was exiting. Then everyone left the court. Clara went to the chamber and lay on the bed for a while; Clara listened to rituals after some time. Clara went to the wardrobe and took the white garments. Clara came out wearing a white gown. Clara moved to the temple with her guards; Clara participated in the rituals for an hour; she has done rituals as an ordinary Athena servant; after a while, she came out of the prayer hall. The royal guard rushed to the princess.

"Your majesty king is nearby you need to receive them," the royal guard said.

"Hurry up your majesty now you're the princess you need to attend in royal welcome," Nicholas said.

Clara moved to her room, and after a while, she came out with the new garments, which were designed with royal blue silk. She looked like an angel; her beauty was beyond the expression. Clara walked through the hall; everyone was stunned by her beauty; meanwhile, the king arrived with the drudora king and his officers. Clara went to the entrance of the fort to receive them.

The king's arrived with a massive number of chariots and carriages; king luiwen smiled at Clara the king's hand stood behind Clara the king kissed and hugged Clara, the drudora king, queen, and the prince came out of the chariot and wishing the ministers and commanders one by one the prime minister of drunaite instructing him. After wishing king, Alpine nigidius (drudora king) came to the princess.

"Wow, what I heard about your beauty is true princess, you're so pretty," king Alpine nigidius said and kissed the princess's hand.

"Thank you, your majesty, it's our honor to have you," Clara said.

The queen came to Clara and smiled.

"So, you're the daughter of Athena, I heard about your humanitarianism, may the gods be with you sweetheart," the queen said.

"I'm blessed to meet a great woman like you I admire you, your majesty," Clara said.

The prince of drudora, prince Patrik nigidius, is starring at the princess. He is impressed with the attractiveness of princess Clara. He smiled at the princess, took her hand, and kissed her. Clara is also starring at prince Patrik as he is charming and attractive. King luiwen welcomed king Alpine and his family into the fort. Everyone entered the fort princess Clara, and prince Patrik walked side by side and stared at each other. The drudora king, his family, and delegates are walked through the hall, and king luiwen shows his family tree one by one. Prince Patrik is continuously staring at the princess, and the princess Clara feels blissed. Queen stegella and queen Elina nigidius smiled at each other by looking at the prince and princess. The king luiwen guided them to the great hall for the feast. King Alpine and delegates are stunned by looking at the great hall and the long table where 200-300 people can eat at a time. The king luiwen and king Alpine nigidius and both royal family members sat at the royal table, and the dignitaries of both the kingdom sat at the long table. The feast started with the signal of king luiwen; the long wooden door of the great hall unlocked; the black-dressed waiters walked with delicious food into the great hall and started to serve the feast. The delegates and the royal family of drudora are amazed by looking at the various variety of food.

The king luiwen took the wine cup. "it's our honor, you have attended our festival, thanks for your love and affection king alpine, everyone enjoys the feast," king luiwen said.

King Alpine and prince Patrik are served with the drunaite special sweet and lobster dish; the prince loved the crab soup more and consumed two bowls of it, then the unique royal food apollo fish is served, and all the members in the hall loved it. The dignitaries and the royal family of drudora enjoyed the exceptional delicious food more because they did not have a sea. So, they never feasted a seafood meal. After the meal, the king luiwen, with his family, directed them towards the royal guest palace.

"Take rest king Alpine our minister will guide you in, let us join in the ritual's," king luiwen said.

"See you soon my friend," king alpine nigidius said.

While leaving the guest palace, prince Patrik starring at the princess, and the princess turned back and smiled at Prince Patrick.

After a while, the king luiwen, with his family, attended the rituals the high priest received them. The king and queen offered the offerings. The king and queen offered gold ornaments to Athena and sat in the rituals. The king and his family were chanting the prayers. The king of drudora and the family arrived at the temple; the prime minister guided them to the temple; they sat in a special enclosure allocated to the guests. The king and the royal family were astonished by looking at the art and statue work of the beautiful Athena temple. In the middle of the rituals, the king of drudora and his family offered offerings to the goddess Athena; they have given jewels as an offering. After an hour, the king luiwen completed the rituals, and king Alpine nigidius wished the priest and servants of Athena. Clara went to his father and king alpine.

"Your majesty I have something to display you, even it is a surprise to my father," Clara said.

"Ok, I and your father thrilled to see the specialty," king Alpine said.

The king's and the delegates followed the princess to the fort's western side, then Clara took them to a chamber. Entering the chamber, king luiwen and king Alpine are amazed by looking at Clara's gorgeous paintings collected throughout the kingdom. The king's and delegates are looking at each painting with enthusiasm, the king luiwen and king alpine stooped at the painting and looked at it with immense pleasure, and all the delegates arrived at that painting and stunned by looking at the painting of goddess Athena holding a child with one hand and holding the spear with the other hand. And the big surprising thing is that Clara herself drew the painting. The delegates murmurs, "beautiful, what beautiful craft" by looking at the artwork.

"They were beautiful you have an exceptionally pleasing collection of artworks even I don't hold, and the most attractive item is that goddess Athena painting I have never seen an artwork like that it is so realistic and unique," the king Alpine said.

"Even I don't know that my daughter can drew painting's," king luiwen said.

"How many days it took to draw this artwork my child," the king alpine asked.

"More than a year your majesty," Clara said.

The king alpine started clapping, and the entire dignitaries and royal members started clapping. Clara felt so blissful. The king luiwen is looking at princess Clara with a proud face.