On the afternoon of Ronan's second day back with the Raymond Family, a grand engagement ceremony was held at the manor.
The protagonist of the engagement was Ronan's elder sister, Jenny Raymond. This direct descendant of the Raymond Family was three years older than him and already twenty-two this year.
By this world's standards, Miss Jenny was considered an older unmarried woman.
Her fiancé was a direct descendant of the Grantham Family named Herman Grantham.
The Granthams were also a local baronial family. Their manor lay less than ten kilometers from the Raymond Family's holdings; calling them neighbors would not be much of an exaggeration.
Jenny Raymond and Herman Grantham were close in age and matched in status, making it a marriage of equal families.
By the customs of the Kingdom of Invya, engagement ceremonies were held at the bride's home.
The wedding, on the other hand, was held at the groom's.
On the day of the engagement, virtually every member of the Raymond Family had rushed over, including those who had married out or branched off, as well as some closely related relatives by marriage.
Quite a few local nobles from around Frey Town also sent representatives to witness the ceremony.
The entire manor had been redecorated. Long buffet tables were laid out, and a band from the city had been invited to perform. The atmosphere was exceedingly lively.
The children of the family were delighted, running back and forth across the lawn.
But human joys and sorrows did not truly connect. As a bystander, Ronan only found them noisy.
He watched the entire engagement ceremony.
But he socialized with no one.
Only after the ceremony ended that night and all the guests had taken their leave did the butler invite Ronan into the study.
This time, he met