63 The Psalm Hall (2/2)
”Seriously, the Psalm Hall? The one in Aalto?” Alisa could not believe her ears.
”Yes, it is. Will you go there?” Lucien asked the family again with a smile on his face.
”For sure we will, Lucien.” Joel was feeling very excited but also confused, ”But we are… we are not qualified for going there, are we? I thought only families and friends of the musicians of the concert were invited.”
”Come on, dad! Lucien is Mr. Victor’s student!” Iven’s eyes were gleaming with excitement, ”Oh my god… I’m gonna be the envy of all the kids in Aderon!”
”Actually… I helped Mr. Victor with a piece of music work for the concert, so I can invite some of my families and friends.” Lucien was a bit shy to admit.
”What?” Joel’s fork dropped on the table, ”You did?” As a bard, he seriously understood how hard composing was.
Lucien did not explain directly, ”I know it’s pretty unexpected, uncle Joel, but you will see.”
”Now our little Evans got his own secret!” Joel laughed, ”All right, we’ll wait and see. And before that, we need to rent some decent clothes.”
”Sure. We’ll tell John as well.” Alisa’s face was glowing with pride, ”I really hope he’ll be able to come.”
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Saturday. Eight o’clock in the evening. The Psalm Hall.
Decent coaches with assorted family insignias gathered in front of the hall. Some of them were luxury and some of them were simple but tasteful, but all were pulled by the strong and fine horses called Dragon Scale.
Finely dressed ladies and gentlemen came out of the coaches, took over the music list for tonight and started greeting each other.
”It’s such a pleasure to see you here, sir. I wish you had a pleasant trip coming back to Aalto from your manor.” A middle-aged man slight bowed to the earl with red hair. The other nobles around him were also being very respectful, since the earl was the head of one of the most dominant families in Aalto, the Hayne family, and was also Felicia’s uncle.
”Mr. Victor is my niece’s music teacher. For sure I should attend the concert.” Earl Hayne smiled, ”Besides, there are many different issues going on in Aalto recently. It is my duty to come back and serve the Grand Duke.”
Earl Hayne was in his fifties, but as a level three grand knight with the Blessing of Fire, no one could really tell his age based on his appearance. And his son, Harrington, was an outstanding young man, who just became a level six radiant knight in his early thirties and consolidated the family status.
Other nobles around were all nodding with compliments.
Taking over the music list and quickly glancing over it, Hayne noticed the name on the list, ”Lucien Evans? Since when did Victor have such a student who can already compose?”
”Although I haven’t seen Felicia for a while,” a noble lady named Yvette wondered, ”she never mentioned a student whose name’s Lucien several months ago when we were on vacation.”
”Well, let’s wait and see then.” Lord Hayne started walking to the hallway. He unbuckled his sword and handed it to the guard, letting them check his other personal belongings.
Since the Grand Duke would be here tonight as well, the security check must be strict.
At the same time, the church laid a very large magic-blocking circle covering the whole Psalm Hall, in which almost all the supernatural magic spells, except legendary spells, were completely blocked. The blocking circle has been the church’s greatest work in more than a hundred years.
After Earl Hayne entered the hallway, two fine, dark purple coaches came, followed by two lines of guards in red uniforms with golden stripes.