In the banquet hall, Lunxis straightened his clothes and slowly walked up to the front podium, with the gaze of all the guests at the venue falling upon him.
Even though Nali had already undergone prolonged Council reform, the concept entrenched in people's hearts was not so easily changed. The name of Gedelin still carried an incomparable weight in the public's heart, not to mention that it was Gedelin IX who single-handedly led the policy that would shape the fate of Nali for his generation and many to come.
"It's Prince Lunxis!"
"The Royal Family is still as enthusiastic as ever about supporting charitable causes..."
"Why isn't Prince Dexter, the Heir Apparent, the one here?"
The murmured whispers quickly reached Lunxis's ears, the last comment causing his face to momentarily shift, turning slightly uncomfortable.
