
"How's the capital lately?" ask Derrick. Alice turned. He finished off the food in his mouth first and then replied, "Rightly. The capital city people are enthusiastic about the festival this time. The nobles are also as usual. Noisy and stylish."
"Haha, of course. Coupled with the news of the royal crown prince and princess' engagement," Derrick responded as Alice bribed back her food. "Is your engagement going well?"
"Yes, the crown prince is of concern to me. So Big Brother need not worry," Alice's answer successfully made Derrick peck for a moment. On the one hand he was grateful, on the other hand he had a feeling that his sister would be further away from him.
"What about the Pearl Palace?" Derrick switched the conversation.
Alice turned back to him. The dinner in front of him was over. He just drank his favorite fruit juice.
"This year's event is going well with everyone's help" explained Alice. In his heart he thanked God. "I made five promising new friends. Do you want me to introduce them to you?"
Alice's question not only made Derrick choke, but it also made Grandpa James who was behind her along with several other servants flinch. Just this afternoon Grandpa James was trying to make sense to be able to contact the Pearl Palace. He forgot that the key holder of the palace was his own nona. He easily gained his access for the bright future of Duchy vi Alverio.
"I'll be happy to meet them" Derrick smiled gently in response until Alice said, "Sister, you can't find any of them."
"Eh?" derrick was confused. Grandpa James was also shocked by his nona's words. Access can just evaporate.
"Unless Big Brother has prepared his heart to invite one of them," continued Alice with a teasing smile. Although he is not yet familiar with his new friends, it is certain that they will have a high position in the future. Even Mainne who was an ordinary folk.
Derrick smiled awkwardly. Grandpa James smiled. It turned out that the old man's hopes would not evaporate at all. He just had to give more encouragement so that his young master was soon ready for marriage. Ideally three to five years away. It wasn't a long time for him.
"I go first" Alice got out of the chair and went up to her room. He asked Anna to accompany him to read. Shortly after, Anna told the servants to prepare the Night Garden at the residence.
The servants~especially the women~ cheered and immediately rushed to prepare it. They light beautiful candles to illuminate the garden, prepare tea and snacks, and finally lay a mat in the yard.
Alice loves to have book parties. On a clear night, he would invite the people closest to him to read together in the Night Garden. Although not all reading, the true essence lies in the togetherness and harmony of the Family vi Alverio. They chatted and looked at the starry sky together.
At the book party, it was as if there was no difference between them. Everything is like brothers and friends. Alice was always cheerful there. It was in contrast to Alice's image in the capital as the Cold Musin Princess.
"Alice," call a girl who just got to the Night Park. The girl looked jolly. Her hair is long bluish. In harmony with the color of his eyes that were as clear as the ocean. She is Alice's cousin from the Alverio vi family, Hanna vi Alverio. "Sorry to come to you now.
"Hi hi, how does it feel to be engaged? Is it so thrilling? what about your fiancee? He's a fun guy, isn't he?" the demands of the question came out from Hanna's jolly mouth. She is three years older than Alice and is a fan of romance novels.
"Oh my goodness, Hannah. You should ask one by one. Don't confuse Alice" another girl said. She looks a lot like Hannah. He is two years younger.
"Of course," Arina immediately sat down on the right seat of Alice. He smiled and asked, "How was your trip in the capital this time, Alice?"
"Hi! I asked you first!" sahut Hanna's. He sat to the left of Alice. In his hands was already a novel that was removed from the residence library.
"I'm closer," Arina didn't care. He immediately looked at Alice to answer her question. It made Hanna snort angrily. In essence, the two questions of Alice's cousin were the same. How was her engagement experience in the capital?
"This trip is a little special" Alice begins the story. Hanna's eyes twinkled enthusiastically. It smells of romance. Arina was no less interested.
"Eh? Is the crown prince a boring person?" hanna asked after hearing Alice and Antonio's not much meeting. He just ate a crunchy cookie.
"Not so, he's a very considerate person," Alice denied it.
"But you tend to avoid it" Arina guessed, "Why?"
"Actually, I think this too early and long engagement is not very good," Alice explained, "It may be another seven years until we get married. It'll be hard to keep the engagement relationship that long."
"Wouldn't it be to get the two of you to know each other and be more familiar" Hanna commented. The book is not read. Alice's story is more interesting than the story in the book.
"In engagement there are many limits" Arina replied. He has played with Alice a lot. He received education from the late Duchess Evianna. "Basically, the engagement is intended to get to know each other and familiarize themselves, but if it is too long it will even be fatal."
Hanna nodded in understanding. He has often read romance novels where the female antagonist has been engaged to the male lead since childhood. Then suddenly comes the female protagonist making the relationship of the two deteriorate. Coupled with an outrageous obsession of female antagonists. Eventually he fell into a path of destruction.
"So you avoided it so as not to get too obsessed like in those novels," Hanna asked in reply with Alice's small laugh.
"I didn't think about it," Alice replied, "I kept my distance from practicing the shari'a that my mother taught me. I believe it is the best manners that the Lord brings to every servant."
Hanna tilted her head still did not understand. In the novels he reads, a protagonist will usually always be involved with his partner. Because often together, love will grow between the two. Despite the many obstacles to overcome, they end up happy. "How will you become familiar if you keep that distance?"
"That krab could be after marriage," Alice turned her face away. His face was red. He bit his lip as he recalled Crown Prince el Vierum.
The servants who saw him smiled warmly. Arina and Hanna tease Crown Princess el Vierum it's amused. The night park that was supposed to be a quiet reading place became crowded with laughter.