Chapter 578 - Extra Part: Lauriel & Luna (1) (1/2)
230 YEARS AGO:
The Lindens were renowned for their very festive parties and grand celebrations. As one of the most prominent noble families in England, an invitation from them meant great honor for those who would receive it. Thus, this current party stirred great curiosity since the invitation was evenly distributed to members of the Alchemist clan.
Usually, someone needed to come from a family with decent nobility status to be eligible to attend the Lindens' party. However, since this is a special occasion, for their second daughter's birthday party, Lord and Lady Linden generously sent invitations to all who entered the clan registry, regardless of their status. As long as they were alchemists, they were invited. It wouldn't matter if one was from a noble family or not.
The invitations were distributed two years prior, ensuring that all clan members spread throughout Europe and those adventuring in the oceans and other continents would receive it at least some time before the party and be present on time.
Luna Linden was famous for her beauty. But until now, only a handful of people managed to see for themselves why it was the case. Few could prove that the youngest daughter of the Lindens truly had such beauty since she rarely made a public appearance.
She was almost never present at fancy parties held by her family so even if she ran into the clan members somewhere in the world, they might never think that she was Luna Linden.
And since she was actually a mischievous lady, she helped spread rumors that the Lindens' youngest daughter was actually ugly, with some facial defects because she got kicked by a horse when she was still a child. She spread around that her physical flaws never recovered.
Luna knew that her 200th birthday party, which her parents organized, was not only to celebrate her birthday but also to find her a match from among the many Alchemist bachelors. Her sister got married when she was only 80 years old and already had two a.d.u.l.t children. In comparison, Luna never even had a boyfriend even though she was already nearly two centuries old.
It was not because she was less beautiful. On the contrary, she was one of the most beautiful girls in their clan consisting of physically perfect people. Those who had seen Portia and acknowledged her beauty would still certainly agree that Luna was even more beautiful than her.
Luna just had no elegance or bearing a noble daughter should have. She preferred riding horses and playing with swords than doing some embroidery or dressing up.
Once, when Luna was 100 years old, she managed to force her parents to allow her to travel around the world. Obviously, some knights followed and protected her in secret because Luna, with her gorgeous beauty and long, purple hair, was very attractive.
That decision became the one her parents regretted the most because since then, she had gone on more adventures, only returning home once in every ten years to visit her mother. She was too delighted to wander around and go on trips to distant lands.
When she neared two-century-year-old, Lord and Lady Linden finally realized that she was not young anymore and decided to find a match for her. It was the reason why the grand birthday party was held. Luna could not refuse as she had promised her mother that she would attend her own birthday party.