On the road from Duskbay Town to the royal capital, a long procession of carriages traveled in neat formation.
Although Gilneas had closed itself off from the world for many years, it was still an old-established kingdom. Having also escaped the three great wars of the Eastern Kingdoms, it still retained its grandeur.
The carriages assigned to receive guests carried the visitors from Kul Tiras toward the royal capital.
In the leading carriage, Princess Tess rode with Queen Mia, the mother and daughter speaking in hushed tones.
"Mother, those guests from Kul Tiras are not entirely on the same side as those from Jaina's Theramore. Derek's impression of me is quite good now. I took the initiative and linked arms with him. He did not refuse. It seems he is rather satisfied with me," the Gilnean princess said, recounting what had happened that morning.
"Oh, that is good. Your marriage and your brother's marriage have troubled me for years," Queen Mia said happily after hearing this. Then she asked about Jaina. "Especially that man called Deren, Jaina's adviser. Have you had any contact with him?"
"Deren?" Tess froze for a moment, not knowing why her mother would ask about such an ordinary man, along with two
mysterious women. After giving it some thought, she said, "Derek and I had tea with him, but I did not find anything particularly unusual about him. It is only that he has two mysterious women beside him, and they seem very close."
Queen Mia murmured to herself, "Deren has two women who are very close to him. That is truly strange."
"Mother, what is it?" Tess asked quietly.
Mia said irritably, "It is still about your brother. I had originally wanted to bring your brother and Jaina together. It would have made us even