"What?"
"Yes! They said the emperor sent a royal decree to the House of Vandran and marrying Lady Daniella off to another country!"
"Oh, good lord! It's a royal decree? Did His Majesty really lose --"
"Shhh! Hold your tongue unless you want it to get cut."
"But... if that is true, what is going to happen now? The aristocratic faction would surely oppose this order."
The news of the emperor's royal decree about Aries's marriage to be the crown princess of another empire spread like wildfire. Every tea party, banquets, and secret gathering would always talk about this recent news. Aries was Dexter's sister. Considering her status and birthright, people were speculating she could be the empress in the future.