The Alliance Congress had yet to officially convene. Tonight's reception, held in the Saint Andre Hall at the Empire Consulate, was merely one of a series of preliminary diplomatic events.
For the Alliance representatives and foreign envoys invited to the reception, the fact that the Oath Breaker Henry had appointed Prince Richard to replace Earl Naltzia on this southern diplomatic visit was no new revelation. However, tonight marked Richard's first attendance at a public social event since his arrival in Champagne.
All eyes among the attendees were firmly drawn to the young prince and his attendants. Every one of them harbored their own thoughts, silently observing the offspring of one of the most powerful men on the continent.
As for Richard of the Radiant Sun family, he gracefully accepted the attention cast upon him from all directions, as though he had been born and bred for this very moment.
