What surprised people even more wasn’t her appearance but the fact that she decided to accompany Selena herself and not bring one of her consorts .

Luna was duchess of the Aphrodite household after all, a duchess trying to marry off her daughter to a viscount’s son was already unheard of, but also personally make an appearance? Crazy!

James got himself together and continued to announce the guests .

“Consort Bill of the Hera Household and his daughter Atlana H Marthas “

A tall and handsome man with fancy dressing entered the hall with his daughter who was as tall as him , surprisingly she was wearing a battle armour and not a dress.

“I hope my future husband is strong enough to punch holes through mountains”

Hera household specialised in knight training and everyone knew that Atlana was trained like a warrior since childhood.

“Husband, why are such powerful figures interested in our son all of a sudden? They haven’t shown up in his previous birthdays? “

Clara whispered on Geld’s ear, she was worried.

“What did you expect? Since you told your father about Rhaegar’s dual spirit he probably decided to mention him for his political reasons. These households are all opposing nobles trying to get this major chess piece out of his reach “

People thought there were going to be no more surprises since for the next 30 minutes only barons and viscounts were announced, but they were wrong.

The main guests had not arrived yet .

“From the Ymir Household, Lord Dave and his little sister the stunning miss Alicia “

“WHAT? But aren’t they related? “

Most people didn’t even try to hide their disgust but Dave wasn’t bothered.

Dave was Clara’s oldest brother and also heir to the Ymir household, everyone knew him to be a very rational and chill person.

He was 40 years of age, bulky and well built however he looked nothing like Clara. It was probably because they had different mothers, their youngest sister Alicia however was the spitting image of her. Even their height was the same, the only difference was that Alicia was a lot younger.

“From the household of Zeus, his highness Achilles and his youngest sister the magnificent Princess Cara “

Before Clara had any time to greet their siblings, the announcement of their next guests shocked them like thunder .

“ The royal family too? It cant be “

Everyone started whispering and gossiping, Geld’s enemies were secretly starting to regret their past misunderstandings.

If Rhaegar was to marry the princess he would basically become royalty.

What were these guys thinking ?

The first ones to enter were 20 demi human knights from Wolf , Bear and Tiger tribes. They looked like they were sent just so they can show off their status but still, their fierce aura was no joke .

Behind the knights stood proudly Prince Achilles who was for some reason, dressed casually and looked like he was forcefully sent there.

Next to him was his sister dresses in battle armour. Unlike her brother she didn’t show any disgust or any other feelings, on the contrary she showed no emotion at all.

The only similarity these two siblings had was their purple hair and their heritage.

Even though she was younger than him she looked more mature, her expression wasn’t at all cheery like the other candidates.

“Mother, what is that bitch doing here. You promised me that Rhaegar would be mine “ Selena complained to her mother without even trying to hide her voice and displeasure, Princess Cara just ignored her.

There was no point in arguing with an ‘air head’ like the duchess daughter.

Even Duchess Luna herself was surprised, this young princess was kept a secret by the royal household from years, they only knew her in name .

“Don’t worry young one, I’ll make Rhaegar an offer he cant refuse “

The other candidates felt discouraged too, they thought they probably stood a chance against Anabel and Selena since no man would like to marry someone of higher status than them, but now that the princess was here... Rhaegar would be stupid to turn down royalty .

Clara stood up to greet her siblings while Geld and all his knights gave the royals a warrior’s greeting just as tradition required .

He then gave the signal to James, it was time for Rhaegar to make his appearance.

“We thank our esteemed guests for blessing the House of Set with their presence. Your appearance has truly made our young lord’s birthday a grand and special occasion..... “

While James was blabbering courtesy inside the hall, Rhaegar was waiting to hear his name outside surrounded by a mocking Richard and a sad Maryanne.

“Did you think his lordship would fall for a servant girl like you? Even the Princess is in line to become his . Wake up already “

Anne wiped her tears and unsheathed her great sword in a very threatening manner.

“Do you have a death wish, uncle? “

Richard’s face turned ugly.

“Did you just call me an uncle? Im only 30 years old you stupid whore. Call me uncle again and Ill convince sir James to sell you to a brothel “

Rhaegar was used to their quarrel already and he knew well why Richard didn’t like Anne wanting to be his woman. It was only because Richard loved her, but unfortunately for him his love was one sided.

“Shut up Anne or Ill make you join Richard’s bed “

“Iuuuu, Rhaegar that’s disgusting “

Just as he was about to start laughing at Richard’s sorry state, James called out his name.

“This night’s main person, our pride and joy lord Rhaegar Set Arcana “