After the marriage date of Prince Lucan and Princess Katrina was fixed for three months' time, King Edward ordered a royal celebration. This was to commemorate the peace between the two kingdoms and also to entertain the Crown Prince of Gube and his envoy.
All the noble families in Nixel's royal city received an invitation. Lady Thorne looked at her daughter and said, "Now that the second prince is engaged to Princess Katrina, I can finally bring up the topic of you joining the queen's royal court."
Previously, since the queen had hinted at wanting her daughter to marry the injured second prince, Lady Thorne had not dared raise the matter of Amber's inclusion. But now that the second prince was officially engaged, she felt reassured enough to approach the queen again.
"What do you mean by that?" Before Amber could respond, her father, who had just entered the hall, questioned sharply.
