After a few days on the roads of the Vartica kingdom, the delegate from the kingdom of Leon had finally seen the walls of Ivarta. The sun was directly overhead. The soldiers that Vartica had sent to accompany the delegate spoke to Ivarta's gate guards, then the delegates passed through the gate and began to march through the streets of Ivarta.

When the delegate came in front of the biggest inn in Ivarta, they stopped and got out of the carriage and started to enter the inn. Negotiations would not begin immediately. In the evening, King Albert would organize a party at which the dates of negotiations would be decided.

The inn was specially reserved for the delegate. Only the Delegate would remain during their stay.

Ashley got out of the carriage and looked out into the streets of Ivarta. Although the people around did not understand exactly who they were, when they saw the soldiers guiding them, they understood that these were important people. Because of this, the people around had their eyes fixed on the people entering the inn.

If there were no problems in the negotiations, she would marry the crown prince of the Vartica kingdom. Ashley had never thought about marriage before. There was also the case of not getting married as an official wife. Her life had changed so quickly that she didn't know exactly what to feel. Her only hope was that her future husband would be a good person. And she was going to meet him tonight.

Ashley entered the inn and went straight to her room and lay on the bed.

She didn't want to sleep. But when she laid her head on the pillow, the tiredness of the journey had inevitably pushed her into the sweet arms of sleep.

When she awoke, she saw that it was about to get dark and was alarmed. She needed to take a shower and get ready for the party. She immediately went down to the lobby of the inn.

The innkeeper showed her the bathroom where she could wash. The delegates chatting in the lobby were already prepared. And they looked like they were ready to go. Seeing this situation, Ashley hurriedly entered the bathroom indicated by the innkeeper to wash herself. It took 15 minutes for her to come back to the inn lobby after she washed and dressed quickly. His hair was still a little wet. She looked ready after she went to her room and put on some light makeup. She heard Ethan's voice as she descended into the lobby again.

"Let's go"

The delegates got on the carriages they used on their journey once more and took the road to Red Castle.

A dozen carriages began to make their way through the streets of Ivarta. With the darkening, the people in the street were less and the horse carriages could travel easily. Soon they came to the famous Red Castle.

When Ashley heard that they were approaching the red castle, she stuck her head out the carriage window and looked at the Castle walls of Red stone before them. The stones, whose colors were darker under the Moonlight, added a mystical atmosphere to the castle.

The carriages entered through the castle walls and stopped in front of the main hall where the party was to be held. The delegates of the kingdom of Leon got out of their carriages and began to enter the hall. Ashley was about to enter the main hall of the castle with the crowd when she saw Roland walking toward her.

Roland grabbed her arm tightly as he approached her.

“Hey bitch, you can manage to seduce Doran, right? In the end, you will be of use to the kingdom. Don't screw this up. Altough prostitution is in your and your mother's genes. I'm sure you will succeed!” Roland said with a hideous smile on his face.

Ashley flushed with anger at the insult to her mother. Just as She was about to respond, she saw Ethan staring at them. She couldn't make a fuss here, she.

Ashley silently digested these insults and started walking towards the main hall without looking at Roland.

As she walked through the open door, she saw that it was lit by mana lamps. There were so many lamps in the main hall that Asley had never seen so many mana lamps even in the palace of the kingdom of Leon. After examining the room a little more, she saw the throne in the main hall. The man sitting on the throne looked like he was in his early thirties. He had dark red hair and light stubble, and even though he was sitting on the throne, it was obvious that he was a tall man.

Then he studied those standing near the throne. Just to the right of the throne stood a tall red-haired youth. He had a shaped chin. And he was quite handsome. Ashley froze when she saw this young man. Because this young man was looking directly at her. Her heart suddenly started beating fast. Roland's words, Why they had come here, everything had slipped from her mind. Because as soon as she saw this young man, she understood. That was Doran.

It took a few seconds to recover from this situation. And she continued walking towards the front of the throne. Her face was flushed and his breathing had changed.

When the delegates all arrived before the Throne, Ethan bowed slightly to the man sitting on the throne.

“The kingdom of Leon greets, Your Highness.”

The delegates bowed in the same way.

The man sitting on the throne stood up and walked down the steps to Ethan.

“Welcome to the Vartica Kingdom. Ethan, how many years has it been since we've seen each other?" He held out his hand.