Converged Attention

"It's a lovely day, isn't it?"

The Queen was seated on her throne, surrounded by the Royal Elves.

This time, Lemi was also among the participants. Her gaze never shifted from me, making me slightly uncomfortable.

'Well, it's not hard to receive the attention of your daughter…'

Even though all my lifetimes combined still didn't quite measure up to her age.

In any case, all the Eastern Kingdom delegates—I included—were bowing before the Queen as she spoke.

"Please, rise. It's a joyful occasion, no?"

We all did as instructed upon hearing Aurora's voice. As expected, she sounded quite thrilled.

"Our devastated lands will be repaired, and our people will be restored to us. That was the promise, right, Jared Leonard?"

My allies all shot me a shocked look, most definitely caught by the surprise that I had said something so preposterous.

Serah Crimson's gaze was especially fierce. I gulped, feeling the intensity of multiple gazes on me.