?　　By the looks of the crowd, I was starting to get worried if we won’t make it in time to purchase the tickets to the show but surprisingly, Cassian had two tickets ready for us. The inside of the tent was more spacious than I expected but I was thankful for that fact since I did not have to be squeezed up against the people around me.　　“Let’s sit over there.” Cassian said as he pointed at a few empty seats at the back.　　I nodded, ready to follow him but a few children ran in front of me, causing me to stumble backwards so I would not slam into them. A few more people walked in front of me until I was a good distance away from Cassian. I waited patiently for the people in front of me to go to their seats but that was a bad idea as more and more people started to enter and obstruct my view of Cassian.　　A hand suddenly took hold of mine, causing me to flinch from shock but the person did not let go of my hand. I looked up only to find lovely brown eyes staring back at me. “Hold on

　　?　　“Hey, isn’t that the princess?”　　“Shit, get dressed quickly! Look presentable in front of the princess.”　　“Captain! Get dressed! Now!”　　The guards inside the hall were making a commotion the moment they saw me. I awkwardly stood there, wondering how they could even see me when Isaiah’s large frame was particularly covering me.　　Isaiah casually held his wooden sword over his shoulder, glaring down at me as usual.　　“Hello,” I greeted with a charming smile but of course he seemed unbothered by my attempts to be nice to him.　　“What are you doing here?” he asked.　　“Oi, don’t talk to the princess like that you scum.” A voice bellowed. I turned to see as the captain of the royal guard made his way towards us.　　“Captain Evander! Your shirt!” Someone warned him but he was completely ignored.　　I unconsciously took a step back, feeling as though I should not have come here without prior warning. But I then snapped my attention back to the captain and Isaiah as they glared daggers a

　　?　　Isaiah did not waste any time after that as he came towards me and effortlessly picked me up in a bridal lift, causing the guards to panic at how carelessly he was handling me. I quickly grabbed onto his shirt, afraid that he was going to drop me.　　“Let’s go.” Isaiah demanded but all I could do was blankly stare at him. Cassian let out a laugh as he clearly was bothered and entertained by this entire ordeal which caused Isaiah to glare daggers at him. “Louse.” He huffed at the auburn haired man as he walked past them and through the crowd.　　“You don’t have to carry me…” I muttered.　　“Shut up.” He was quick to say.　　“…It was not your fault that the bowstring snapped,” I added quickly in case he was silently blaming himself. But then again, I doubt he even cared that I got injured. He was only doing this since there were a lot of witnesses.　　“What part of shut up do you not understand?” he grumbled. I stayed quiet after that solely because I believe that he would definitely dr

　　?　　“Ugh, I feel nauseous.” I mumbled as I took hold of the chair nearby to support me.　　“But we haven’t even put the corset on yet, princess!” Anne nagged.　　It was the morning of the party and Anne had woken me up incredibly early to get ready. She brought along a few other maids to help me bathe, to do my makeup and hair and to help me get dressed but the nerves were getting to me and they had only managed to dress me in my innerwear before I started to feel sick.　　One of the young maids came rushing towards me with some warm tea. “Drink this, princess. It will help calm you down.”　　“Thank you…” I muttered as I reached out for the cup. I slowly drank the tea as my eyes went over to Anne who was approaching us with a corset in her hands. “Could we skip that for now…the party only starts in the evening after all.”　　“And your guests will be arriving soon! You need to look elegant and beautiful for them.”　　“Ugh…please don’t remind me.” I groaned at the thought of meeting and ente

　　?　　“It’s an honour to meet you, Princess Cordelia.” Yara Hassan said with a beautiful smile. She was the wife of the later emperor of the Eastern Kingdom and Isaiah’s sister-in-law. Her olive skin and dark eyes were indeed exquisite, causing me to forget myself for a second before I greeted her back with a smile “You resemble the evening sky after a devastating storm.”　　“Oh…” I glanced at Isaiah who stood next to me, who seemed to not be paying attention to the conversation. “T-Thank you.” I said quickly.　　“What Her Majesty meant is that you look incredibly beautiful tonight.” The tall man next to Yara said with a subtle bow. He had introduced himself as Nasir, closest confidant to Isaiah and the royal family and also the man who Isaiah entrusted to help Yara with running the kingdom in his absence.　　“When Isaiah told me that he was to be wed, I thought that he had completely lost his mind.” She bluntly said. “But now that I see you for myself, I understand why he agreed to be wi