Etiquette Training - 601

Skymender was sent to his room for the rest of the day. As the next day came, he was awoken early in the morning. A servant, not Li Youcai, brought him to an elegant room in the house.

It had a large table, and behind were two glass doors that led to a balcony with a nice view of the Imperial Capital.

Upon entering the room, Skymender saw an old man and a middle aged woman. It only took a brief glance to see how scholarly they were.

Seeing Skymender, they slightly bowed and invited him over.

The old man spoke kindly. "Please take a seat, Master Skymender. For the foreseeable future, we will be teaching you the basic noble education of the Imperial Capital."

Skymender saw many eating utensils, books, and clothes around the room.

He sighed and began.

The first lesson was on how to eat. Clearly, his style of eating had left a strong impression on his aunt's family.

Over the next two weeks, Skymender was taught relentlessly for more than 10 hours a day.

Although this seemed like a long time, noble etiquette was usually taught over a period of years and ingrained into a noble child from birth. 

The old man had been kind from the start, while the middle aged lady had been strict and somewhat rude.

However, at the end of the two weeks, both were filled with astonishment. Skymender's learning speed was incredible. They began to deeply respect Skymender's talent, as well as his newly acquired etiquette. 

These two weeks had been extremely useful to Skymender. He truly had no idea about the vast majority of what he was taught.

Just as his two teachers began to respect him, he began to respect both of his teachers. Their knowledge seemed endless. He had not been able to ask a question that they could not answer from the top of their heads.

He did not dare claim that he would ever be able to surpass these two in terms of noble etiquette.

However, he had probably surpassed even his cousins.

At the end of the two weeks, Skymender's aunt came to one of their sessions. She had been told by the two that Skymender was ready, but she did not believe it. She came in as a witness to a sort of test.

After three hours, she was shocked. Skymender had truly learned everything. 

She nodded. "You have passed. Now, I shall introduce you to what is known as the Noble Circle."

She had not planned to do this, expecting to merely teach him some etiquette before his sister came back and took him away, but since he had come this far and knew this much, it wouldn't be harmful to show him some stuff.

It just so happened that the next day, Aunt Skyless was scheduled to have a tea party with some other noble ladies. They were all able to bring a plus one.

As Aunt Skyless had told him, this was an event designed to show off the class of their children.

Usually, Aunt Skyless would bring one of her daughters, but this time, she brought Skymender with her.

Skymender took a bath, changed his clothes, and got into a carriage with Aunt Skyless.

Like this, he really was charming. Most nobles looked good regardless, but what made Skymender even more charming was the slight green glow in his eyes.

The tea party was not far away. Nobles lived in the Noble sector of the Imperial Capital, which meant that any Noble was just a short ride away.

They arrived at a mansion far larger than theirs. Skymender had learned that certain statuses were required for certain houses.

For example, only the Imperial family could have a full palace in the Imperial Capital. This was common sense.

It was the same for royal families in royal capitals.

The tea party was being held at the house of a Duchess.

This was the highest status below that of a member of a king's family or the emperor's family.

The house looked like an art project. There was a golden gate and behind it a large and clean field. There were fountains everywhere with even a small river flowing through the property. The house itself was glorious as well.

It was four stories tall with multiple balconies and a beautiful color scheme. 

The carriage stopped at the front gate, and Aunt Skyless and Skymender stepped out. There were multiple other carriages around, naturally from other nobles.

Aunt Skyless looked at the breathtaking view for a moment before the gates opened. 

She stepped inside, Skymender closely following behind. 

In the distance, another carriage was slowly coming towards the gate, but they would only arrive as Skymender and Aunt Skyless entered the building.

A large double door blocked their way, but as they walked towards it, it opened. Two butlers pushed open the door and respectfully held them, waiting for Skymender and his aunt to enter the building. 

Skymender was stunned by the sight inside. Crystals, gems, diamonds, gold, everything elegant was inside. The walls, the floor, chandeliers, each had some sort of shine or sparkle.

Inside, a servant waited for them.

"Welcome, Baroness Skyless. Please follow me."

With a bow, the servant walked to the stairs.

Aunt Skyless and Skymender followed behind.

They were led up a few flights of stairs to the fourth floor of the house.

A balcony extended, larger than any other. There was grass and decorations all around. In the middle was a large table surrounded by many chairs.

There were already four people here. One of them was naturally the Duchess herself. She was one of the few women to hold a noble title as the head of the noble bloodline. 

Like Baron Sky was the head of the Sky Barony, the Duchess was the head of the Vass Dukedom.

She calmly glanced over as Aunt Skyless entered the balcony.

"Baroness Skyless. How great that you have come. You seem to have brought your nephew that I've already heard about."

Aunt Skyless smiled and bowed, as did Skymender. "Indeed, he has misbehaved already. Since then, he has been taught the conduct of a noble."

Duchess Vass smiled again.