The dinner went off well, and everyone ate the gourmet food,Valery spared no moment to dig in as soon as a food prayer was done by the queen.After a while the maids and butlers brought out the food for all of us being instructed by a man in a butler suit who constantly looked at an old silver pocket watch, he had hair as Green as the queen’s tranquil garden, he wore a monocle on his left eye.
He stood tall and straight, confidence a man working as head butler must have.
He would instruct the maids and butlers near him, avoiding any unnecessary yelling that could cause alarm in his queen’s guests.
Once the food and drinks were placed before us, he looked at the queen and nodded signaling the completion of his task.
The queen nodded back in understanding, took a fork, raised a wine class then stood up and gently tapped the glass with the fork, the room was silenced and everyone turned to look at her, she smiled.
“Greetings everyone, while our dinner together was due to a misfortune that befell you all I’m still glad to have you all to feast with us tonight. And I’m especially happy to have my two sons with me, by my side at the royal table, this feast is in honor of you my esteemed guests, and my beloved sons” She held a hand to her chest while lovingly looking at Jason and Mike, then turned back to look at us.
“Today we celebrate the unity of the royal family and our guests, here here!!!!” she lifted her glass higher
“HERE HERE!” chanted the other guests, royals, and some servants in the room.
“Come now guests, lift your glasses and cheer. Here, here!!” the queen instructed, seeing how confused me and my classmates were as well as some teachers.
Students took the wine glasses filled with juice while teachers did the same with their red wine.
I lifted my own in the air “HERE HERE” we all yelled, “All hail the queen!!” the butlers and other royals chanted.
The other royals just included the king and the queen’s children, however, Mike was broodingly drinking his glass of wine.
Yes, every one of the queen’s older children was having wine and the younger ones were having juice or cider.
The glasses were clear so it was easy to tell from that.
“Thank you, everyone, please enjoy your dinner and eat to your heart’s content, don’t fear asking for more food,” she said and sat down, everyone clapping to her words.
With that, dinner began.
Everyone began to excitedly dine on the large variations of food placed before us, Valery was eating everything she could the only thing she avoided was the sea animal dishes next to her. New chapters come out on novelping(.)com first.
The food was delicious and one to remember, when we had finished eating dessert was brought out by the butlers and maids, and mini fruit tarts were placed before us.
The servants left thereafter and the queen stood to say “Dig in!” everyone cheered and took some tarts to eat.
“Omg, this is so good” I looked to my side to see Valery eating happily grinning ear to ear.
I giggled and took one from the big dessert plate, took a bite, and felt my taste buds melt under the harmoniously well-blended flavors of the tart and with that, I took another tart and another and more after that.
At the end of the dinner, we all had full stomachs and satisfied taste buds.
Sleep was the next thing we craved to enjoy, the queen tapped her glass again commanding our attention to her.
“I hope all of you had an amazing dinner and enjoyed all our forage, if you are full and ready to sleep you can do so and ask a servant to guide you if the way there is still a little foggy to you but those who still wish to dine you are welcome to continue to do so. Thank you for joining us tonight and celebrating the return of my wonderful sons. Good night everyone, I hope you were all pleased with your evening!” she said as if reading our minds prior, the king held her hand and gently gave it a loving kiss then stood up with her and both left the table to an exit behind it.
Soon after their children left as well, Mike stood up with Jason and walked towards me and Valery.
Valery and I looked at them as they arrived, walking through the crowd of satisfied vacating students.
“Well, well, well, hello princes, how can we commoners help you,” she said while continuing to eat a second helping of tarts she asked the maids for a few minutes ago.
“Glad you’re enjoying the food, Valery, how was it for you, Avery?” Jason asked politely, “It was pretty good, to be honest, how was dinner with your family?”, Valery gave them a side glance, her curiosity also sparking for the answer to my question.
Jason smiled wryly and Mike grimaced, “boring as I remembered” Mike responded bitterly and Valery laughed “You really didn’t enjoy seeing your sisters or father? , or the younger siblings for that matter?” Valery questioned before stuffing a tart in her mouth, her cheeks puffy like those of a chipmunk hoarding nuts.
“Even if the queen is a sucky person and I admit she’s my mother, I don’t know that man nor is he, my father”
‘so mike doesn’t know him?’ I questioned in thought, Mike said, Valery swallowed hard and coughed a little “Wha-what?, then who is he?” She asked between coughs.
Mike looked to Jason for an answer, “Mother got married to him shortly after Mike left, he’s our stepfather.”, “what type of person is he? If you don’t mind me asking” I questioned Jason. Follow the newest chapters on NovelPing.
“He’s an interesting character, sometimes cruel when necessary other times kind to the deserving, however, he is calculative and said to not do things without intent, though from my perspective he is as kind as he can be given his role as a king, he needs to be calculative and smart to rule the kingdom by our mother’s side,” he said.
“Oh, cool.
Does he get along with your other siblings?” I asked, “Yes and no, some better than others, and the younger ones barely talk to him, Caine and Elrosa being the two I remember never speaking to him more than once a month and only when necessary”
He answered, “By the way, I saw the glass portrait, wasn’t there supposed to be a third younger son?” asked Valery.
‘so I’m not the only one who saw? thought she wouldn’t think much about it’ I thought.
“Eburhardt?, I’m not really sure, but he’s always been a wallflower and shy so it wouldn’t be new for him to choose to eat in his room while guests are around. Im sure you’ll see him around the palace here and there though I doubt he’ll be much of a talker.” Jason said.
“Hope to see him tomorrow, he’s the only person I liked around here,” Mike said with a shrug, “oh right, he always hung around you before you…well, you know. He really missed you, after you left he just kept to himself and was less and less seen around people, I hope you see him too. Maybe he’ll get out of his shell” Jason told Mike with a smile.
The boys sat down on either side of us and we caught up on the events of the day, mostly me and Valery telling them about our day.
A few hours passed and we all went our separate ways but Mike decided to guide me and Valery to our rooms instead of us asking for to help servants.
“Are you sure you can do that Mike?
You haven’t been here in years” Jason protested, “Relax prince perfect I still remember,im not an idiot”, “thats not what i-“, “go to sleep jason!!!” Mike said walking away, “See ya Jay” said Val who turned to follow Mike, “night Jason” i said and followed suit.
To be continued….