Vol.0 Ch.130 The Party Begins


    <span ss="userText">The sun was starting to set on the Royal Pce as thest few chariots that had beautiful intricate<span ss="aiText"> carvings on them carried noble families off to the pce.


    <span ss="aiText">Many nobles came to visit for the party that was happening tonight. There was no better way to show off your status in the kingdom than to meet with the King and Queen.


    <span ss="aiText">The Royal pce was already packed with many guests and was now buzzing with activity.


    <span ss="aiText">As the guests were getting ready for the party the servants were working nonstop to make sure every room was ready for the nobles.


    <span ss="aiText">They had the party in the main hall which was thergest room in the pce. It was able to seat over 300 people and could easily be transformed to hold arge ball.


    <span ss="aiText">It was currently decorated withrge bouquets that were hung around the walls and on top of the tables. There was a long rectangr table that was set up with tes and silverware.


    <span ss="aiText">This was the main table and where the Royal family would sit and entertain their guests.


    <span ss="aiText">There was arge set of double doors that were open and had arge archway in the middle that led to the main ballroom. This was the entrance where the nobles would enter and see the King<span ss="editText">, Queen, and the young crown prince<span ss="aiText"> before they went in to enjoy the festivities.


    <span ss="aiText">All around the pce, there was a buzz of excitement as the nobles talked about thetest news and gossip as they made their way towards the party.


    <span ss="aiText">Many nobles who were part of the guest list were important members of the King''s council, fiefdom lords, and other influential figures of the kingdom.


    <span ss="editText">"I can''t believe it''s true... The Queen finally gave birth to the next heir<span ss="aiText"> to the throne... <span ss="editText">after all those miscarriages<span ss="aiText">," said Lady Juliette as she walked down the main hallway.


    <span ss="aiText">"Lady Juliette... I agree with you but remember not to say such things out loud. Especially with the Queen present," said Countess Mara as she walked behind the noblewoman.


    <span ss="aiText">Juliette sighed, "I know Countess Mara... But, my heart can''t help but feel for the Queen. All these miscarriages in such a short amount of time..."


    <span ss="aiText">Countess Mara frowned, "I know, <span ss="editText">I''ve had one miscarriage and that devastated me <span ss="userText">for months<span ss="editText">. I can only imagine how the Queen<span ss="aiText"> felt when all of this happened," Countess Mara said with a sad look on her face.


    <span ss="aiText">"Yes, but <span ss="editText">look at her now... She absolutely radiates with joy<span ss="aiText"> as she waits to greet her guests at the main hall. And I''m sure her husband is feeling the same joy right now. He is a good man after all," Lady Juliette said as she looked down the main hallway.


    <span ss="editText">***


    <span ss="aiText">Servants were carrying in food and beverages to prepare for the party.<span ss="editText"> All the major and minor lords of Fiafyr<span ss="aiText"> were <span ss="editText">mingling<span ss="aiText"> with each other and trying to make connections for the future of their fiefdoms. While the King and Queen were<span ss="editText"> reconnecting with many of the lords anddies they hadn''t seen in months because they had to govern theirnds on opposite sides of the kingdom<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">In the courtyard, there was a huge garden party taking ce with people mingling and drinking wine. And many other events were going on inside the pce.


    <span ss="userText">Duke ric Revelia and his wife Duchess Leandra Revelia were thest to arrive<span ss="aiText"> for the party<span ss="editText"> with their children in tow<span ss="aiText">. They were dressed in beautiful gold robes and were wearing silver ascots.


    <span ss="aiText">Their two eldest children were in their early teens and their youngest was only 6 years old.


    <span ss="aiText">They were all smiling as they saw all the nobles from all over the kingdom gathered in one ce.<span ss="userText"> Marcus Revelia was the only one who wasn''t smiling<span ss="aiText">. He looked at the Duke and Duchess and then back at his <span ss="editText">older<span ss="aiText"> sister<span ss="editText">s<span ss="aiText"> who were standing <span ss="editText">next to<span ss="aiText"> him.


    <span ss="aiText">The Duke and Duchess approached the main hall with a smile as they started to hear the sounds of music starting to y inside the hall.


    <span ss="userText">"Marcus? Remember that you can''t let other nobles know how you truly feel. Put up a facade to keep them guessing, until you have the advantage<span ss="aiText">. Only then will you be able to control your fate. Come now. We must first greet the King and then the baby and congratte the Queen<span ss="editText">. Even if it is a lie. Just have patience<span ss="aiText">," Duke ric whispered as he looked down at his son.


    <span ss="aiText">Marcus <span ss="editText">reluctantly put on a fake <span ss="aiText">smile a<span ss="editText">s he followed his mother and f<span ss="aiText">ather into the main hall.


    <span ss="editText">***


    <span ss="aiText">The party was going full swing with many nobles and their families enjoying the music and food. There was arge group of young noble children that were dancing in the center of the room <span ss="editText">as<span ss="aiText"> the young prince<span ss="editText"> was sitting in a seat that was made for a six-month-old.


    <span ss="editText">''This is so fricken weird! All these people are here to see me?... I-I don''t know if I''m going to be cut out to be royalty<span ss="aiText">. This is just... Strange?'' Prince Quinus thought as he watched his parents and all the guestse by and congratte him.


    <span ss="aiText">They all seemed to love him and were treating him like royalty.<span ss="userText"> But he had a sickly feeling that some of the nobles that greeted him and his parents were putting up some kind of front<span ss="aiText"> to show off and be on his mother and father''s good side.


    ''How are you supposed to trust someone if they only see you as an object? It seems only half of these nobles genuinely care about seeing my mother, father, and I... Plus that dude is fucking staring me down like he wants to beat the crap out of me! Who the hell is he?''


    <span ss="editText">All the nobles would let their masks slip when they looked at Quinus. How were they supposed to know that he was a fully conscience adult who was reincarnated as a baby who had his old memories<span ss="aiText"> and intelligence? Half of them cared and tried to make Quinus giggle like most kids his age. While other nobles were half-assed in their greeting and seemed more put off by the idea of entertaining a baby and had tried to hold back the look of disgust when looking at Quinus. But then there was this one guy who was staring daggers into Quinus when no one else was looking.


    <span ss="userText">The man looked to be in his mid-forties, with ck hair and gray sideburns while being average high but was a stick<span ss="aiText">-thin. He was wearing a blue long-sleeved robe shirt, with white pants, and had a <span ss="editText">gold<span ss="aiText"> ne that was shaped <span ss="editText">like<span ss="aiText"> a wolf''s head. Quinus couldn''t help but think the guy was the most shady<span ss="editText">-<span ss="aiText">looking bastard here and wanted to avoid him at all cost. But his baby body wasn''t fully developed enough to do anything but sit there.


    <span ss="aiText">Prince Quinus was feeling very nervous right now as he sat in his high chair. And was trying to focus on what was going on around him.


    <span ss="userText">The man put on a smile when it was his turn to greet the royal family.


    <span ss="userText">"Your Majesty!<span ss="aiText"> How nice it is to see you again. It has been far too long. I can''t believe how much time has passed since west met." The man said to his mother, <span ss="editText">and father <span ss="aiText">as he went and knelt before her.


    <span ss="userText">"Viscount William Lysander... I''m d you were able to make it to our son''s party<span ss="aiText">. You have my deepest thanks." <span ss="editText">King Cyndre<span ss="aiText"> replied to the Viscount.


    <span ss="aiText">"There is no need for your thanks. It is an honor to meet your son, and see the two of you after all this time."


    <span ss="aiText">''The f<span ss="editText">uck!? That<span ss="userText"> guy is a Viscount?... Why did William Lysander look at me <span ss="editText">like he wanted to kill me!... Who am I getting in the way of to make him<span ss="aiText"> feel that way?'' Prince Quinus thought as he saw the noble greeting his parents.


    <span ss="aiText">When the Viscount made his way to the Prince he made a point to smile at Quinus with that fake court jester smile of his.


    <span ss="aiText">"Congrattions on the birth of your first son," Viscount William said as he bowed towards King Cyndre and Queen Rianna again.


    <span ss="aiText">They both smiled and looked at Viscount William, "Thank you, Lord Lysander.<span ss="userText"> I <span ss="editText">was nning on visiting your territory after hearing about the bad weather that hit your port city of Mbar.<span ss="userText"> Is it as bad as the reports say<span ss="aiText">?" King Cyndre asked with a serious tone.


    <span ss="aiText">Viscount William nodded, "It <span ss="editText">wa<span ss="aiText">s bad Your Majesty... A few of our fishing ships were destroyed and the<span ss="editText"> levy wall sustained damage from the tidal wave. But we were fortunate to have an earth mage in the city and we were able to hire him to cast some earth walls around the levy until the city engineers can repair it<span ss="aiText">. We expect to have all the damage repaired by the end of the month," Viscount William said with a sigh.


    <span ss="aiText">"I am sorry that you have to deal with this. I will send an extra <span ss="editText">1<span ss="aiText">0,000 gold to pay for the damages. I feel that you''ve been a big help to us in the past and this should be a way to show my gratitude to the people of <span ss="editText">Silverhaven<span ss="aiText">," The King said as he signaled<span ss="editText">to his advisor so<span ss="aiText"> Viscount William<span ss="editText"> could receive the gold from the Royal<span ss="aiText"> Treasury.


    <span ss="aiText">"Thank you, your Majesty. I''m honored to receive such a gesture. And<span ss="editText">... I''m so ple<span ss="aiText">ased <span ss="editText">to know you have a rightful heir<span ss="aiText"> to the throne. You must be very happy," Viscount William said with a fake smile as he bowed again towards the King and Queen.


    <span ss="aiText">"You are very kind Lord Lysander," Queen Rianna said with a warm smile.


    <span ss="userText">"<span ss="editText">Always<span ss="aiText"> a pleasure to help the royal family. I look forward to <span ss="editText">s<span ss="aiText">eeing His<span ss="editText">Majesty when visiting Silverhaven Coast. I''m sure the prince would enjoy it too,<span ss="aiText">" Viscount William said as he looked at Prince Quinus.


    <span ss="aiText">The Prince was ring back at the noble and it showed<span ss="editText"> but everyone<span ss="aiText"> just thought it was due to his inability to sit upright.


    <span ss="aiText">"Thank you, Lord Lysander. I hope you and your family enjoy the rest of the party. I''ll let you get back to mingling with our other guests," The King said to the Viscount. William nodded and took his leave from the King and Queen.


    <span ss="editText">''<span ss="aiText">I do not trust him at all... Why would he keep staring at me like that?<span ss="editText">'' Quinus<span ss="aiText"> thought as he saw the Viscount ring at him onest time<span ss="editText"> without anyone noticing<span ss="aiText">.


    <span ss="aiText">Then before Quinus knew it the Viscount''s expression changed from anger to surprise then to a smirk when he almost bumped into a tall nobleman<span ss="editText">with gray hair and eyes. <span ss="aiText">He walked in with his family in toe.


    Duke ric looked at the <span ss="aiText">Viscount and gave him a slight nod before heading straight to the King and Queen.


    <span ss="aiText">"Du<span ss="editText">ke ric Revelia... You always like to keep me waiting, brother... Haven''t seen you in a while. Attending to Divalo enve business<span ss="aiText">," King Cyndre said with a smile.


    <span ss="aiText">"My apologies, Your Majesty. But I was in the middle of negotiating trade agreements with Baron Alistair Dravenhart. It was a rather long discussion that had to be done. I hope you can forgive my dy," Duke ric said with a smile and a bow.


    <span ss="aiText">The Duke was the one who took over the Divalo Fiefdom from <span ss="editText">their uncle,<span ss="aiText"> who was the one who had founded it. Their uncle didn''t have an heir so ric was the one to be the Lord of the second-richest territory in Fiafyr.


    <span ss="aiText">"Oh, that must have been a very long talk. I would have loved to be in your shoes, dealing with Baron Dravenhart," King Cyndre said with augh.


    <span ss="aiText">"I''m sure you<span ss="editText"> can handle everything with ease, Your Majesty<span ss="aiText">. Myself and my wife are very pleased to know you have an heir atst," Duke ric said with a smile.


    <span ss="editText">Marcus''s smile faded<span ss="aiText"> as he red at his <span ss="editText">father<span ss="aiText"> for saying such a thing.


    <span ss="aiText">''<span ss="editText">Oh... Oh no! That kid is my cousin!?... Don''t tell m<span ss="aiText">e he <span ss="editText">was in line for the throne before I was reborn<span ss="aiText">?! Why did I not see thating!? I thought this type of thing was a cliche in stories!'' Prince Quinus thought as he started recalling all the things he read in the books about his family but somehow missed this part of his new family tree.


    <span ss="editText">''Dammit! I miss using the Inte! I could have searched for this information<span ss="aiText"> but nooo... I have to be a six-month-old reborn in a fantasy world! This is so messed up!<span ss="editText"> I just got a second chance at life and I''m going to get stabbed in the back by my prick of a cousin, aren''t I?!'' Prince Quinus thought as he felt like crying but held back somehow.


    <span ss="editText">"Thank you, brother. We''ve had our ups and downs. But I won''t lie... I''m worried about the westernbyrinth...<span ss="aiText"> Especially after hearing about the Horde of Goblins that spawned from it," The King said as he looked at his brother.


    <span ss="aiText">"Your Majesty... You don''t need to worry about the westernbyrinth.<span ss="userText"> Baron Coldforge isn''t the most reliable when estimating<span ss="aiText"> the length of time between the appearance of monster hordes," Duke ric said as he looked at his brother.


    <span ss="aiText">"<span ss="editText">I hop<span ss="aiText">e <span ss="editText">y<span ss="aiText">ou<span ss="editText"> are right<span ss="aiText">. And to think we''ve never had a stampede since before <span ss="editText">our <span ss="aiText">father became King," King Cyndre said with a serious look.


    <span ss="aiText">"Your Majesty... I don''t believe there will be a stampede for a while<span ss="editText">—"


    <span ss="editText">"And even if there was a stampede! I, Marcus Revelia, will y them, Uncle<span ss="aiText">! <span ss="editText">And prove to the kingdom that I am the best noble of my generation! <span ss="aiText"><span ss="retryDeletionText"><span ss="undoDeletionText">I ama mage in the master tier!" Marcus said with a serious look on his face.


    <span ss="aiText">"Oh? I have heard that you are the best among the <span ss="editText">mages<span ss="aiText"> your age," King Cyndre said with a smile.


    <span ss="aiText">Duke ric frowned as he looked at Marcus, "That''s because I took the time to <span ss="editText">hire a teacher for him<span ss="aiText"> before he will be sent away to <span ss="editText">the mage''s academy toplete his training<span ss="aiText">.<span ss="userText"> But don''t get ahead of yourself Marcus... Yourck of patience could be your downfall<span ss="editText"> someday<span ss="aiText">."


    <span ss="aiText">"Ack of patience can be the downfall of the weak! I''m the most powerful <span ss="editText">young <span ss="aiText">noble here! And you know that!" Marcus yelled at his father.


    <span ss="aiText">Duke ric sighed as he looked at Marcus.


    <span ss="userText">Queen Rianna was having trouble keeping a straight face<span ss="aiText"> as she was smiling and keeping herughter back as she looked at the pouting young boy.


    <span ss="editText">Leandra and her daughters looked embarrassed by Marcus''s<span ss="aiText"> outburst.


    <span ss="aiText">"Marcus, I don''t want you to be overconfident. You are a child and your actions show it," Duke ric said with a frown.


    <span ss="editText">Marcus gritted his teeth<span ss="aiText"> and took a step forward and raised his hand towards his father.


    <span ss="aiText">"I will be a great ruler! I have the royal blood of the kingdom! I''m sure that everyone will follow me if I tell them to!"


    <span ss="editText">King Cyndre and Rianna frowned at their nephew''s deration.


    <span ss="userText">ric became rmed by his son''s second outburst and grabbed his hand in an instant.


    <span ss="userText">"I''m sorry your Majesty... I seemed to have failed to discipline my son properly... Leandra, can you please take our son away?<span ss="aiText">I''ll deal with himter," Duke ric said as he looked at his wife.


    <span ss="aiText">Leandra nodded and looked at her <span ss="editText">three<span ss="aiText"> daughters.


    <span ss="aiText">"Sara, Jemma<span ss="editText">, Eleanora. Greet your c<span ss="userText">ousin please while I deal with your brother<span ss="aiText">," Leandra said as she red at Marcus.


    <span ss="editText">Sara was 15 years old and had her mother''s dark hair and her father''s<span ss="editText">gray eyes<span ss="aiText">. And was dressed in a red dress.


    <span ss="aiText">Jemma was the second oldest, she had her <span ss="editText">fa<span ss="aiText">ther''s <span ss="editText">gray<span ss="aiText"> hair but it was more <span ss="editText">tinum silver when the sun shone through it and her mother''s red eyes<span ss="aiText">. She was 12 and was in a red dress.


    <span ss="aiText">Eleanora was the youngest. She had her <span ss="editText">mo<span ss="aiText">ther''s eyes <span ss="editText">and<span ss="aiText"> hair. She was in a blue dress. She was <span ss="editText">6<span ss="aiText"> and loved her cousin Quinus. <span ss="editText">Mainly because <span ss="aiText">he was <span ss="editText">a baby.


    <span ss="editText">Quinus just kept a straight face as the girls came up to him and bowed.


    <span ss="editText">"We''re sorry for our brother''s behavior," Sara said as she bowed her head.


    <span ss="editText">"Aww! Cousin has such beautiful golden eyes like Uncle!" Jemma said with a giggle.


    <span ss="editText">Eleanora stayed silent as she stared at Prince Quinus''s gold eyes.


    <span ss="editText">Prince Quinus just smiled at the girls and felt his cheeks blushing from theirpliments.


    <span ss="editText">All of them blushed<span ss="aiText"> when he smiled and startedughing.


    <span ss="aiText">"Your eyes are so pretty, cousin!" Eleanora said with a giggle.


    <span ss="aiText">"We must go now<span ss="editText">. The other nobles need to greet our cousin<span ss="aiText">," Sara said as she led her sisters away from the prince.


    <span ss="userText">"But we just got here<span ss="aiText">," Eleanora said with a pout.


    <span ss="aiText">"They need to have some time alone, dear sister," Jemma said as she walked away from the Prince.


    <span ss="aiText">Eleanora nodded and followed her sisters towards their parents<span ss="editText"> who were ready to scold Marcus.


    <span ss="editText">''Well, at least my female cousins seem alright<span ss="aiText">. But I have a bad feeling about the son... Marcus Revelia...''


    <span ss="aiText">Prince Quinus thought as he sighed.


    <span ss="aiText">''I don''t think I''m going to get a good night''s sleep after this day.<span ss="userText"> I know he''s a kid but he said he''s a mage! I need to learn magic quickly<span ss="aiText">... And I want to get out of this stupid seat!''


    <span ss="aiText">Prince Quinus was brought out of his thoughts when his mother picked him up and got him out of his high chair.


    <span ss="aiText">"That was an interesting moment there, wasn''t Quinus," Queen Rianna said as she started to carry her son.


    <span ss="userText">''Huh?... Oh? Did Mom know that I wanted out of this thing? Hmm... She is the best<span ss="aiText">,'' Prince Quinus thought as he leaned in close to his mother''s chest and hugged her.


    <span ss="aiText">"That''s enough mingling with your guests<span ss="editText">. I''ll take Quinus up to his room for the night... Can you hold down the fort, Cyndre?"<span ss="aiText"> Queen Rianna said as she kissed her husband.


    <span ss="aiText">King Cyndre nodded and gave his wife and son a kiss on their foreheads.


    <span ss="aiText">"I<span ss="editText"> don''t know. Marcus might b<span ss="aiText">e <span ss="editText">c<span ss="aiText">om<span ss="editText">ing for my throne while you''r<span ss="aiText">e <span ss="editText">away<span ss="aiText">. He''s been trying to show me he is the most powerful noble in the kingdom," The King <span ss="editText">joke<span ss="aiText">d with augh.


    <span ss="aiText">Queen Rianna gave her husband a worried look, "<span ss="editText">I d<span ss="aiText">on''t l<span ss="editText">ik<span ss="aiText">e Marcus<span ss="editText">... He''s bing quite the brat<span ss="aiText">tely.<span ss="editText">"


    <span ss="editText">''Yes, mom''s right! He''s going to be a problem! A big problem!''


    <span ss="aiText">The King <span ss="editText">nodded<span ss="aiText"> his head, "<span ss="editText">Yeah, I fear my brother has been grooming him to be the next king of Fiafyr if Quinus wasn''t born... I was hoping he could <span ss="userText">put his feelings aside once you had our son. But he''s only 9 years old<span ss="aiText"> and is already a full mage. That boy is bing a problem for me."


    <span ss="aiText">Queen Rianna shook her head, "We need to make sure he doesn''t get too close to our son.<span ss="userText"> He seems like one to hold a grudge<span ss="aiText"> and do anything to hurt Quinus in some way."


    <span ss="aiText">The King sighed and shook his head, "<span ss="editText">He''s our nephew and Quinus''<span ss="aiText">s <span ss="editText">c<span ss="aiText">ou<span ss="editText">sin. We can''t avoid him forever my love<span ss="aiText">."


    <span ss="editText">''Bullshit! Dad! You''re the fucking king! Decree something dammit! Like you''re banned from seeing your cousin! There! It''s not that hard!''


    <span ss="aiText">Queen Rianna looked down at her son and sighed, "You''re right. But we should try our best to avoid him whenever he is near us. I just want our son to grow up safely in this world without any trouble or conflict."


    <span ss="userText">''I love my second Mom!<span ss="aiText"> She gets me! It feels weird to say that after having been<span ss="editText">reborn<span ss="aiText"> but it''s true!''


    <span ss="aiText">"Come now, let''s go. I think we need to have some private time for a while," Queen Rianna said with a smile.


    <span ss="userText">The Queen walked out of the ballroom and had a swarm of servants following her<span ss="aiText"> as she walked up the stairs to Quinus''s room.