Outspoken and Strong

"But—"

Before they can continue talking, however, the door of the throne room now opened, revealing two ladies.

One, however, completely surprised Amon and the others.

Lilith... she has really grown.

Lilith's blue hair is in a messy bun, some tendrils of her hair hanging by the side. Her hair style showed her nape, revealing how her overall skin would've looked—soft and flawless.

She wore an off shoulder white dress that clung to the curves of her body. She also wore white wedges as her footwear that boosted her height to two inches.

With how she dressed even though it was simple, it completely showcased how unique and beautiful her eyes are—yellow for one, and green for the other. She need not put any make up on because her lips were already naturally pink, along with a natural blush on her face.

"Woah... what a hottie!" Gregory commented in a whisper, letting out a quiet whistle to appreciate Lilith's beauty at the same time. "So this is the girl that Amon saved?"

"Yes," Eucraick confirmed, Gregory nodding in approval as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"Amon is really a savior of people despite him being a Grim Reaper. Not only did he save me, but her, too, I see..."

"Yes, but be quiet. Lilith doesn't know yet."

"Oh, right, right. I don't get it, but... alright."

Lilith smiled as she looked at everyone, her eyes specifically at Amon. With her told that the two of them were connected and that she may know about it according to Sicily as they were dressing up, she thought that she would have to be in her best behavior.

Well, a while ago while she was preparing with Sicily, she couldn't hide the fact that she found this being extra. Heck, even the people in the kingdom didn't mind her walking around the place in just a loose shirt as a home wear.

However, with Amon around and with her having a connection to him as what Sicily claimed, then it must be a pretty big deal.

Lilith only agreed to dress simply, but looking elegant at the same time to at least dress accordingly to what they want.

As Lilith was walking elegantly in the throne room's aisle, King Blanc and Eucraick observed Amon. From suddenly reprimanding them of talking about Lilith, now he found himself completely mesmerized by her beauty.

Amon couldn't avert his gaze from her.

'This... this is that little girl from 19 years ago?'

Lilith then stopped before them. Before turning to greet the others, she bowed slightly before the king, greeting him.

"King Blanc, a pleasure to visit you in the throne room even though we occasionally bump into each other every now and then by the halls."

"Lilith!" Sicily silently scolded her from the back, reminding her to hold back. "I know you're close with people, but still show respect and formality!"

King Blanc chuckled, gesturing for Lilith to stand properly as he commented on what Sicily had said.

"No worries, Sicily. It's only us here and another visitor—a friend of Amon's."

Sicily then turned to Eucraick to smile at him as a greeting. Afterward, she turned to Amon and greeted him with a wave of her hand.

"Hey, uh... cow head guy."

"Lilith!" Sicily scolded once more, Gregory, the guy behind Amon, stifling his laughter. "I told you to—"

"It's fine," Amon interrupted, shaking his head slightly as he snapped himself from his thoughts of being mesmerized by Lilith's beauty.

"Nice to see you again, Amon," Lilith said, further talking to him. "I know we only met once that one night after the family gathering. Since then, we didn't see each other."

"Indeed," Amon replied, smiling at her even though it's covered partially by how big his mask is. "You've really grown."

"Yes," Lilith said, now looking at the guy behind him. "And he is?"

"Gregory."

It was the vampire who introduced himself to Lilith. As he walked to the side to reveal himself from where he was, he extended his hand to give the young lady a handshake.

"I'm Gregory. Nice to meet you, Lilith."

Lilith reached out to his hand. She was expecting a handshake as that is what is usually done. However, the moment Gregory had Lilith's hand in his, he kissed the back of her palm, slightly surprising her.

"Aaah!"

Impulsively, she stole her hand away from him, slapping Gregory on the cheek immediately. Seeing this made Sicily gasp, Amon, Eucraick, and King Blanc's facial expression from nonchalance turning to being flabbergasted.

"Lilith! What are you doing!?"

Sicily grabbed her by the shoulder. With Amon right in front of her and Gregory, he was the most shock, unable to speak as Gregory held his cheek.

Compared to the others, he seemed to be unfazed by the slap that he received on his face.

"You just slapped the visitor!"

"I'm sorry, I can't help it!" Lilith replied in a rather loud tone, feeling wronged. "I know kissing the back of the hand is for formalities, too, but it's my first time experiencing such—I was uncomfortable!"

Gregory laughed out loud. With his laughter getting everyone's attention, it was Sicily who apologized for Lilith instead.

"I'm sorry, Sir Gregory. Lilith didn't mean to—she was just surprised and—"

"No worries," Gregory interrupted, waving his hand to dismiss the case. "I was not offended in any way."

The vampire then turned to Lilith and smiled at her, the person apologizing instead.

"I'm sorry for doing such gesture, Lilith. I didn't mean to surprise you. As you said, it was a greeting for formalities sake. You are a beautiful woman and I thought that greeting you in such a way is fitting."

"Oh! Uh... no need," Lilith replied, letting out an awkward smile. "You don't have to extend your formalities in such compliments, too. I'm sorry for suddenly slapping you."

And with that, the two formally made up and talked, Amon still surprised with how Lilith had turned out.

All these years he thought that Lilith would grow up into a fine, gentle woman. Turns out that she's outspoken and strong than he thought.