Awkward Silence
Alexander also wanted to sprint to his sister’s side the moment she greeted him. He wanted to lovingly stroke her head and also give her a warm hug. He missed his little sister greatly.
However, since several pairs of eyes were on them, he maintained the etiquette that was deemed fit of a Crown Prince and simply gave his sister a wide smile and greeted her, “It’s nice to see you too, dear sister.”
When Alexander addressed the Queen of Sorvando as his sister, the people of Xanmar who worked closely in the castle seemed to understand why the King of Sorvando was invited to the ball. And they guessed why Caspian accepted the invitation and came all the way to Xanmar even when he was infamous as the King who didn’t like to mingle with any of the other Kingdoms.
While almost everyone’s eyes were glued to those who arrived late to the ceremony, Everard was no different. He was unable to take his eyes off of the exquisite beauty who was standing not too far away from him.