The event started and many people officials made acquaintance with one another. While others went to greet the imperial family.
Aurora and Benjamin walked up to Vespers seat and sat beside him. Seeing this Sophie went to him too.
"Big brother, I want to ask for your forgiveness." Benjamin said and was about to bow when he felt a restrictive force on him.
"Sit brother, please don't make things difficult for me, do you want me to be accused of treason?" Vespers' voice sounded in his ears.
"I understand that we have not gotten to spend time together and then the misunderstanding. It is fine Benji, I have no anger towards you." Vesper said as a soft smile shone.
For the next few minutes the four of them chattered and laughed, Diane looked at Vesper and smiled, all of them from the Emperors seat heard the conversation, and at the very least could tell what kind of a person Vesper was.
A while later Damian walked up to meet Vesper and they all talked, Vesper took the Princes and Princesses to meet various captains and generals, the general and captains were surprised by Vespers entrance and most of them were happy that he could cultivate.
Adolfus made acquaintance with other dukes and dignitaries.
The banquet was going very lively and all.
Then Amon walked up and greeted one of the Grand dukes, Duke Belmont, The Lord of House Belmont.
"Greetings Grand duke."
"Greetings Prince, it is nice seeing you." Duke Belmont replied.
And then they carried on with their pleasantries.
A while later the announcer blew a trumpet and all the noise and small chattering died, "It is time for the Imperial Ball."
The music changed, it was time for the Ball dance, a custom of the medieval era where young ladies and young men danced.
The young men and ladies went up and started dancing together, laughters and smiles spread around the air.
Even the older generation were infected with the smiles.
Vesper sat there uninterested, while Aurora took Benjamin to go and dance, the other princes and Princesses paired themselves with their siblings and made way.
Drake walked up to the Royal seat and stretched forth his hand to one of the Princess that hadn't made a move yet.
"Princess Catherine, would you do me the honours of having this dance with me." He said.
Catherine looked at him, and then let out a soft smile, "sorry, I can't have this dance with you, I do not feel too well."
Drake felt embarrassed but still kept his composure and smiled, "Alright then, then he left, heading back to the Dukes seat.
The dance had gone for some minutes and Vesper was getting bored, as soon as he tried to get up he felt a presence beside him.
"Vesper, would you love to have this dance with me." Catherine said as she stretched forth her arm.
Vesper had a wry smile on his face, 'How did I get to be the one asked to dance.'
Then he smiled back at the Princess taking her arms, "Of course your highness, It would be my pleasure."
Seeing this Chloe had a mysterious glint in her eyes, while Marcus frowned a bit before dismissing his thoughts.
They walked to the middle of the ballroom and then Vesper snapped his fingers, as if on cue, the music changed to a slower one.
His left hand held Catherine's and his right hand across her waist, her right hand on his shoulders, then they started moving.
"Just follow my lead your highness." Vesper whispered into her ears, causing a soft blush to appear on her cheeks, but then she nodded.
As they continued to dance, the crowd around them slowly stopped dancing, meanwhile Vesper and Catherine were in their own world.
Of all the members of the Imperial family, aside Aurora, Catherine was the one Vesper had the best impression of, she had no time for trivial bullying, but she always watched everyone from outside.
He had never understood why but maybe now he did, seeing her beautiful face he felt drawn in, as he thought, Catherine was in another realm of thought.
Knowing him, he always had a submissive aura after the death of the 3rd Empress Amara, but before then, even without the ability to wield mana and at an age of 5 he was great at using the halberd, always training with the 3rd Empress, but after her death he was treated like a rag, uncared for by her father and mother, now although, the sharpness of his aura and the deepness of his eyes gave him a perfect model.
Seeing his gentle smile it just made her heart flutter. At this moment only the two of them were dancing.
Marcus and Anna had a frown on their face meanwhile, Chloe just sighed, Diane on the other hand let out a genuine smile, she was truly happy seeing the two of them.
Adolfus scoffed and turned to leave, the other siblings just smiled wryly, only Amon had a smirk plastered across his face.
Meanwhile Drake was raged, after being rejected by the princess it had not been up to ten minutes before she went to ask Vesper to dance, what could that slave possess that made her choose the slave over him.
The entire hall had stopped and watched the Princess and the Soldier prince dance beautifully, their steps were not the usual dance steps they were taught but it was so beautiful watching them sway with the music.
After a while they stopped and Vesper bowed, "Thank you for your honour your highness, I must take my leave now, with that he took a step and vanished.
Shock spread across the entire hall, no one could trace were he went, the space element was a very rare element that in ten generations only five space cultivators would appear, and it was the hardest to detect, but a mere Adept rank vanishing in the presence of Grandmaster ranks was completely unheard of.
Catherine looked up and noticed everyone staring at her and ran out of the ball room, Marcus sat back, using his hands to rub his head, he was going to deal with a new trouble.
Anna on the other hand walked out of the ball room.
"Please continue." Marcus said as he waved his hands and the ball dance resumed.
Catherine bolted and as soon as she got to a balcony someone held her.
"Be careful your highness, you do not want to trip yourself."