4 Chapter 4 (2/2)

He was then led to his mother's room, Annalise wore elegant multicolored robes, mainly containing white and purple, the robes moved down to the floor and was dragged on the floor as she walked, however this was avoided since one of her personal maids' gently lifted it up so that dust wouldn't gather under it...

”Alexis!” She shouted happily and rushed towards him, the maid quickly ran with her at the same pace until she reached Alexis, thankfully he wasn't that far away so she quickly arrived and hugged him putting in all her affection.

Alexis sighed mentally but he never rejected it and judging by the wide smile on his face, it seemed as if he truly enjoyed her affection...

His father however was a different case, he would show his love by praising Alexis but would never hug him or rather show 'affection', not that he cared, because he knew Aurelius loved him alot...

”Your highness, it is time!” A maid mentioned after she walked upto them and bowed.

Annalise took hold of Alexis' hand and walked out and moved into the luxurious horse carriage infront them.

The carriage painted in violet and was decorated in gold and other precious materials.

It had four small rectangular windows to avoid assassination and also served to look at the scenery, The door was quite modern and used a door knob and there was a circular glass window fixed into it.

When they got on, two maids were already inside waiting for them, the interior had two two-seater leather seats and two one-seater leather seats, both stuffed with either cotton or wool and a square wooden table inbetween the bigger seats.

And also contained a cupboard for drinks of sorts, the carriage was truly lavishly crafted...

The horse carriage was very big and could fit twenty people if they were tightly packed. However, considering the amount of horses carrying it, there would be no trouble moving it...

The horses were not your normal horses too, they are called 'Golden striped horses', these horses had white fur along with blonde stripes that gave them a striking appearance.

It was of a rare breed and apparently called a level five beast, weirdly enough Alexis did not know of this ranking system and overheard it once when his mother was conversing with one of her close friends...

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//Meanwhile at the Imperial Palace...//

The Maids and the Imperial guards were running around in a hurry, the party was about to begin and everything was ready, except for a select few minor things.

Within minutes, the guests would be arriving including the host and the figure responsible for the party in the first place...

At the top of this majestic, baroque style castle stood a man, he was outside the balcony and overlooked the city his ancestors built...

The Emperor, Aurelius was staring into the setting sun as he smiled and went back in, he was dressed in his Imperial robes, he wore this just for his son's birthday!

”No matter what, I mustn't let those bastards undermine us! As the first emperor said, ”As long as the moon comes back up at night, the empire too will rise again if it falls!”, there is very little time left, I hope Alexis becomes an adult before the next war starts...” he mumbled as he disappeared into the darkness of his room.

”But until then!” His voice reverberated inside the room... including his perverted giggles.

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Annalise suddenly blushed and covered her mouth to giggle as Alexis rolled his eyes.

'She has been doing this for some time now...' he thought and continued 'probably staying in father's room tonight' he shook his head and looked outside through the window.

The glass was thick and he was sure that the carriage had a defense mechanism, probably runes...

Alexis observed the perfectly trimmed trees that were neatly placed along the stone paved road leading to the Imperial castle and the wall separating the city and the residence of the Imperial family.

The Empire was humongous, the land of the Imperial family itself was one whole mountain range.

The Imperial castle was on the foot of the tallest mountain while the palaces of the family members were a bit below it, infront of the castle was the massive expanse of the beautiful and prosperous capital city and behind the Imperial castle and the mountain was a large forest...

Every once in a while, there would a hunting game hosted by the Emperor, this was done so that nobles could either showcase their skills or even get closer to the Emperor, according to what Aurelius told him.

The carriage was getting closer and closer to the Imperial castle as Alexis sighed.

In this party, he would be given marriage proposals from many nobles who would explain how good their daughters were as if they were business men explaining the benefits of an item to a customer!

He really wanted to sigh out loud but was sure his mother would get worried causing an even bigger mess...