Both Doulos and Darian did not dare look her in the eyes the Queen gently and elegantly bent down with poise as she took her finger and touched Darians chin and slowly moved her finger and his chin upwards so your liedias kid I keep hearing about I missed the opportunity to meet you once not again she said you may rise now both Doulos and Darian Immediately Rose up servants from inside the castle rushed to meet the Queens needs with their heads lowered before going in she gave a side eye and said I expect much from todays hosts this should be a good time Darian who had been trying to fix his apparent phobia of nobles was beginning to think that majority of them up to this point felt like clowns with all their theatrics but there was just something about the confidence that exuded from the Queen that made him shudder in fear
Now that he had the chance to size her up she wasnt lacking in posture nor in the size of her breasts infact they were Comparable if not slightly bigger than his mother which he had to relent although he saw many women who were bigger none could match his mothers posture nor her fitness the Queen had flawless fair skin with a braided chignon hairstyle and flower based accessories on top she had light blue eyes and pure violet lips with perfectly shaped cheek bones she wore a sparkling yellowish gold like ball gown addorned with bright coloured flower patterns and silver jewellery on her neck a silver necklace with many jewels on it with different colours she had atleast 3 silver rings with jewels on them between both her hands and one gold one and silver earings that ended with green triangular shaped jewels and a pearl bracelet most suspiciously the back of her dress had a big bow knot near her waist it was uncommon for ladies at the time it seemed she came to make a fashion statement
As thoughts raced in his mind he noticed a man passing so your the one this whole shindig is for little one he had arrived with the Queen Darian greeted to show his respect as he went in apparently he was one of the kings only two surviving brothers he wore a light blue suit with a white shirt and a red bowtie he had blonde hair and pure blue eyes slicked back hair a mustache and five coloured rings on his dominant right hand he was pretty big aswell with a swole stomach behind him was his daughter she had ginger hair and green eyes fair skin with freckles on her cheeks she wore a simple dark blue dress with sparkles and was about the same age as Darian himself
As the important members finaly passed Doulos finally spoke that there is prince charles the drunkard hes a very sad man once a noble knight and commander for the kingdom but the event of the assassination hasn't gone well for his body it is said that his daughter the girl you were eyeing annabeth is a true genuise so becareful for what you go for to girls like that you could just be a subpar tool Darian was still in a daze his eyes twitched and became slightly hazy when he saw her for some reason dont get all prince charming on me today Doulos said she could be your classmate someday
As the last visitor arrived and there was no more visitors Darian and Doulos began heading in what are you going to do now Darian asked well entertain my superiors ofcourse that is a Butlers job just before Darian could utter a word he found himself next to Matilda what where why am I here Matilda smirked it seems sir Doulos teleported you hear without warning wait what! why are you so casual with it aren't you gonna Question that its a thing he can just do well with Doulos reality can sometimes just be a deception so its better not to think about it too much Matilda replied
Outside the castle in the yard nobles took turns playing all sorts of strategical , fun board and card games one of them being raid the castle at the same time Roselle went around promoting the jousting tournament and incouraging the Nobles to bet something she had gotten Conrads agreement on Meanwhile Claus selected participants for the hunt when certain amounts and types of animals were released the ones shot and brought down were recorded for points the rarer the kill or the one with the most kills was the winner dancers practiced different forms of gymnastics and acrobats to entertain there guests as maids and waiters went about caitering for nobles this was a rare opportunity to the socialize Outside their busy schedules and confirm thongs they had only heard through rumours
Specific artists were hired just to draw beautiful portraits of women and there families as all sorts of performers lined the field using a Combination of magic and physical skill to wow their audience the sound of gun shots being fired could be heard from the forest located in the castles side as the games got more intense Sir Conrad windsor edisons in the lead the announcer exclaimed viewing the event from a magic projection Roselle made sure people would gamble on who they thought would win the hunts oh no sir charles is catching up his skill with fire arms is really showing even without magical enhancements his prowess with firearms can only be rated A++ said the announcer
Nobles talked as the men took turns going into the hunting grounds the ultimately the man who had the Quickest time killing the mist kills would be the winner of the entire event so there was round winners and overall winners lady liedia took that time to advertise new skin care to the ladies and the dresses she had in development using the Queen herself as her example
Immediately after a small stage was set so that Roselle could promote the jousting Tournament allowing the nobles to gamble to their hearts content its not like their pockets could run dry she thought she used a special bowtie made by lady liedia and Sir Conrads company which amplified the sound of a persons voice as a crowd formed around her she began with get ready one and all Nobles and businessmen and women for the jousting Tournament of a life time 40 Contestants a back to back royal rumble for who will be crowned the best not to mention you get to prove your insite deductive skill and clairvoyant abilities without magic prove you have the best senses out of them all and conversely that could mean you have the best business or military sense hear so get ready to Rummble!!!! Her attitude the movement of her body the excitement in her voice translated to a huge uproar nobles trying to prove who is better has been a long tradition at this point and they couldn't let the up and coming Businessmen show them out
Oh and just to be clear on the rules this will be a tilt jousting match just as she said that a huge sigh of disappointment could be heard but the use of magical skill will be allowed she said ofcourse the crowd was in a uproar after that sponsorships, side bets ,wading will be allowed with a huge sum of money given to the winner each dual will have two rounds with the winner decided by a point system which includes accuracy force and style there will be no killing or debilitating blows that would force cancelation and prison time with unhorsing having the most points but unfortunately ladies and gentlemen to privent any accidents you can only choose from our selection of 40 knights and dont worry the windsor household shall not be participating and unfortunately it seems the only way is through a Auction with a limit of 4 houses owning one combatant what do you say as a smirk appeared on her face
In the meantime the winner of the first round of the hunt despite Conrads home field advantage was none other than Charles Jacob Romanov the 2nd the two shook hands as Conrad shared gratitude for even competing against him as a sign of respect which was mutually recipricated by Charles my brother says allot about you and thinks very highly of you and you haven't disappointed Charles added with the skills you showed today I'm now even more certain that the rumours spoken are nothing but truth as Conrad replied Charles chuckled as he tapped Conrads back was there any doubt this exchange brought a tear to Claus eyes as he thought of the comradery the two just showed
In the midst of the event Roselle began Introducing the combatants this man is one of a kind his reputation huge among agner villages locals single handedly slew twenty iron hide bores by himself she said her strategy was to bring the best looking combatants out first so the vanity of the nobles could cause them to drop their gaurds and fight amongst each other hiking the price then she would introduce the less good looking combatants but those who had quite the reputation in introduceing them she would start at a low amount but their feats alone would have other nobles in paranoia they would cause the prices to increase and evolving into a bidding war by itself it was pure legal genuise
With three out of the 8 hunting skirmishes remaining the jousting Competition finally began the Queen herself buying four combatants alone for a reasonable price and placing four more bets for others who she thought had the possibility of winning or making it to the final she sat at the Vip section as her blood boiled with excitement the men gradually came back from the hunting competition some trusted there wives to choose the combatants representing them and were Quite pet peeved by their good looks others were not as trusting having the butler or valet be the deciding factor on the choices
The matches were exciting as Pegasus were used so flight in a straight line restricted to a certain air space was allowed the knights on these mounts could jump and dodge their opponents and used acrobatics distracting the opponents with different magics changing angles to attack their opponents each round lasting atleast 4 to 5 minutes at the end of the group stage half had been removed with the Queens betting power and financial access being elite her four chosen managed to make it to the finals as she crushed her tickets in excitement as she got up her chair and twirled around Darian ,Conrad , liedia ,charles and his daughter who were in attendance tried to not laugh at the site with liedia being the most pleased smirking then covering her mouth with her hand on which she wore two long white gloves on
Many lost that day as Nobles were brought to anger ripping to shreds any paper in there hands some brought to pure joy for the outcomes especially business rivals teasing the others the Men who intrusted the task of selection to their wives blamed them directly or indirectly saying it was this women to save their pride others blamed the butlers and vallets who they had sent to supervise but many won aswell lifting up their wives and hugging them tightly as they chanted the chosen combatants name Semi finals came around as knights put up barriers clashes between them became like fireworks as gusts of wind rippled across the battle field in one instance to get the win in a upset victory he allowed the opponent to win the clash forcing the body of the opponent forward without control as his Pegasus moved to the side as he bent his back horizontally dodging an attack and springing back within the seconds before the two passed each other unleashing four thrusts the crowd Quiet as it instantly reached a crescendo a roar exploded leaving Darian off his seat in a burst of wonder
At the end in the finale sir Gastion achieved victory some would say that he was a rugged type of good looking but most nobles who experience clean cut beauty on the daily would find him unattractive at first but by the end many became fans especially those recently single he was the Queens top pick to win when it came to betting but he did not represent her but charles who was a main winner in all this as both the first and second place victors of the hunt and the jousting Competition were called up to the stage for the hunt it was Charles at first place and Conrad at 2nd place for the jousting Tournament Sir Gastion at first place and Sir Benovalend at 2nd place with third to seventh of each all gaining medals the hunt itself had no financial gains for the participants unless you were like Sir charles and bet on yourself to win but for the winner of the joust 100 000 leo was your reward not including the sponsorships unfortunately they were not allowed to bet on themselves the other prizes were for the winners of smaller games where the nobles participated
Doulos thought to himself how the prize money for the first and second place winners although great did not amount to much compared to the money the betting winners gained which was in the millions and even if you had just participated the sponsorship itself was enough to get more than double their monthly salaries the thing about nobility that he loved the most was that it could be so generous