
“Huff, you can do it, Floretta. Alden already told the outline of the state of this kingdom. So I should be fine, even if only accompanied by Leon Hazel.”
Floretta stepped foot in gamang, heading to the meeting room with the Palace Councilors. The room is in a separate building, from the residence of the King, Prince Raven and himself. You could say, this is the first time Floretta walked out of the palace officially, although it is still leafy in one complex.
Taps! Floretta's footsteps stopped right in front of a large door that had floral carvings of five colors. It was the symbol of the five strongest nobles in this kingdom.
“I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid to face them. I just need to remember all the messages given by Alden yesterday.” Floretta whispered to herself, to give her courage.
Drrk up! The wooden door, two and a half meters high and three meters wide, was opened. “Your Highness Princess Floretta entered the room,” said a bodyguard, who was standing by the side of the door.
The princess's footsteps trembled, as she entered the classic design room. The council has gathered there.
The Palace Council, or sometimes referred to as the Royal Council, is the highest noble assembly in the government of the Vampire Kingdom. They have the power to discuss and decide important matters within the kingdom.
The royal family is a very influential clan in the history of the establishment of the Vampire Kingdom. They all had the titles of Duke and Duchess, except for the Black family who had the titles of Princess and Prince before being crowned as King and Queen.
But in addition to the five noble families there are still eight other noble members, whose position is below the five families. They have the titles of Marquess and Marchioness.
Floretta's heart was a little relieved. It turned out that inside the room there were only six people, who seemed to represent each of their surnames. But …
“Wah, I guess the members of the palace council are only filled with old people, just like in the human world. Turns out they all look so young,” Floretta murmured inwardly.
Although he had seen the photos of each of the council members, it turned out that their real faces looked much younger.
“Please sit down, Your Majesty,” said one of the guards invited Floretta to sit down. Leon Hazel, Floretta's bodyguard, had to wait outside.
Floretta was sitting on a chair, which was reserved for him. But the woman was confused. The members of the council looked indifferent to his arrival. They were busy chatting unimportant things, without looking at Floretta.
The woman then stood up. “Include, I'm Floretta Blue. Ah, I mean Floretta Black, of the human race. Greetings know.”
The woman of the human race took the initiative to introduce herself. However, the members of the council still ignored him.
“I'm sure they all heard me. Moreover, the sitting distance was only about one meter. But act like I'm not here.” Floretta began to feel upset, with the attitude of the board members.
The woman waited for almost ten minutes, only to hear the useless chatter of the vampires. Floretta felt they were doing it on purpose, to belittle him that this human race.
“It seems like the board members are having nothing to do with me. I'd better resign, so as not to disturb your chat,” Floretta said while holding back his annoyance.
“He's really crazy! Could our king have married a human, and betrayed my brother?”
A man with an amethyst-colored bross on his chest, suddenly shouted in annoyance. He is Novac Amethyst. The eldest son of the Amethyst family.
“True once, Novac. The man also seems to have no intention of becoming queen. Because he tried to escape from this palace,” said a reddish-haired man, whose name is Russell Krimson.
Floretta's heart grew hotter, hearing the vampires insinuating her blatantly like that. “Huh, boyish once they,” Inner Floretta.
“Haaah .. Where there is such a queen. He had not yet escaped from the problems of the palace. What if there are even bigger problems in the kingdom,” sneers at a woman named Daisy, who also comes from the Krimson family.
“Don't get discouraged, Novac. Duchess Erlina is many times better than her,” Russell said.
“Why don't we just exterminate the weak man, while our king is on foreign service? I think it's the most appropriate action, to secure our kingdom,” said one of Floretta's unidentified women. Maybe he comes from the Russell or Cyan family, because of his brownish-red hair.
“This is not a meeting. It's just an event to prove that humans are far below them, ” inner Floretta is upset.
But Floretta noticed a man, who had been silent since, not talking and humbling him. The man with the gray brooch on his chest. From the photos shown by Alden yesterday, Floretta can guess that he is the Chairman of the Palace Council this period.
“But he was silent. But somehow I feel more afraid of him than any other vampire?” thought Floretta was nervous. The courage that he had gathered for days, seemed to wear off from the man's gaze.
The vampires were still babbling, humbling at each other Floretta. The princess' ears are also heating up. Slowly he returned to gather courage, to fight the vampires.
“Can you guys talk directly to me without insinuating?” Suddenly Floretta interrupted the chatter of the vampires.
“Wah, apparently I heard a stinking mouse talking. Does he think we'll be scared of him?” laughter Daisy Krimson.
“Already, stop. Your attitude is so shameful to the vampire nation in front of this human. Are you used to being childish like this?” edmund Grey said with a sharp look.
“What? You insinuate us in front of that human? Why are you defending him?” novac Amethyst is upset. He kicked the table to show his power.
“Floretta Blue. So is that really your name? Hasn't the Blue family been wiped out a dozen years ago? Who are you exactly?” Edmund Grey did not return Novac's scolding. He threw a question at Floretta.
“I don't think my family name has anything to do with this meeting, Duke Edmund,” Floretta replied. He still remembered Alden's message, so as not to reveal who his real family was.
“Of course there are. You lied about your real identity, so you could marry the king, right?” reply Edmund quickly.
The only son of the Grey family stood up from his chair, then walked around Floretta.
“The Blue family is a respectable family from the human world. His blood is also famous for being delicious. But the smell of your blood is not good. Did you deliberately fake your identity, in order to marry our king?” Edmund Grey continues to urge Floretta)
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