After the condensation of Aspect Power was completed, Sylutia made a small wave in the Griffin Family.
"How did she do it? She must have used foreign objects." Eliel was very unconvinced and sat in the room talking to his brother.
"Sister, there's no need to be so narrow-minded. No matter what you say, Hedra is still part of our family. And according to the results of mother's investigation, she might still be our sister."
"Is she the eldest sister?" Eliel raised his eyebrows, feeling very unhappy.
"But father only talks about niece after all, so as long as we don't make it clear, her life experience will not change further." Ecol comforted her sister.
After condensing Aspect Power, Alanfude specially asked his family to hold a small dinner to celebrate. Considering Hedra's special status, no outsiders were invited.
With this Sylutia advancement, Alanfude improved her treatment and asked the housekeeper to give the girl two extra gold coins every month to use as pocket money.
Although Mrs. Haye was a little jealous in her heart, she still congratulated Sylutia on face.
The next day after that, the city lord's wife sent out an invitation again, informing the nobles in the city that a banquet would be held at the villa by the sea the day after tomorrow.
After being invited, Mrs. Haye finally showed a somewhat happy expression. She began to think about how to talk to Lady Sara at the banquet, how to resolve the conflict, and how to make Eliel become a celebrity in the Quebes circle again, etc.
"Ecol." Mrs. Haye seemed to be remembering something.
"What's the matter, mother?"
"Do you have someone you like?" She became concerned about the situation of another child.
"Not yet." Ecol was stunned for a moment, then answered.
"Okay, I'll help you take a look at the banquet later."
In response, Ecol shook his head helplessly, and then went to inform Hedra.
A few minutes later, under the shade of a tree in the backyard of the mansion, Sylutia received the message from Ecol.
"Is there a party the night after tomorrow? I understand."
"Then I'm leaving. Sister Hedra, get ready."
Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day of the banquet.
On this day, Sylutia came back from Lighthouse early, took a simple bath, and then put on the dress that Mrs. Haye had helped to buy.
The overall dress is black, but the lining of the cuffs and the second hem of the skirt are all red, the collar also has a red ribbon, and the hat is also black and red. The overall style of the dress is conservative, with the collar tucked in and the pleated cuffs hanging down, only exposing the fingers.
Sylutia After putting it on, she looked at herself in the mirror. She always felt that this image was a bit similar to the temperament of a little devil who deliberately does mischief on Halloween. Especially when she took off her hat, her black hair was simply combed into a demure twin tail, and the two strands were tied with a hair tie to form a structure similar to a garlic head.
The material of the clothes is partly a dark pure black, and partly a deep rose-like red, giving her temperament a bit of darkness and aggression.
After putting on the black lace gloves, Sylutia looked in the mirror, placed his fingers lightly on his chin and made gestures, then tied the silk scarf around his neck and walked out of the room.
Getting on the Griffin Family's carriage, the family drove to the city lord's seaside villa.
This place is located on a Sea Cliff on the east side of the harbor. After arriving, go through the iron gate and there is a long, gentle ramp leading to the brightly lit villa on Sea Cliff.
Along the way, Sylutia could see many local celebrities dressed in luxurious clothes. Some of them knew Mr. and Mrs. Alanfude and would say hello and have a brief conversation with them. Others were relatively unfamiliar and simply nodded and continued walking.
A few minutes later, we arrived at the villa on Sea Cliff. The hall on the first floor here is extremely bright. Marbles of different materials are used on the floor to depict ancient poetry scenes, and bursts of soothing music are played.
Her face was hidden under the gauze of the brim of her hat. When Sylutia and Alanfude entered the hall, she did not attract any attention, and many people did not notice her either.
The city lord's wife Lady Sara is entertaining visitors in the hall and briefly greets the visiting guests.
"Lina~You are here, you are very beautiful today." Lady Sara bent down to welcome a teenage girl. The girl ran over and hugged her, and then a couple behind her followed and greeted Lady Sara with a smile.
After they talked for a while, Mrs. Haye saw an opportunity and walked forward with Eliel and Sylutia.
Regarding Mrs. Haye, Lady Sara simply smiled and nodded in agreement, and then turned her eyes to Sylutia behind her.
"Who is this?"
"She is my niece, her name is Hedra, exactly what you mentioned before." Mrs. Haye turned around.
"Come on, Hedra, this is Lady Sara, why don't you bow properly." She used her eyes and words to instruct the girl to act, for fear that she would be slow in her etiquette.
Sylutia walked over, lifted up her skirt slightly, and nodded. Mrs. Haye was obviously dissatisfied with such a brief courtesy. Fortunately, Lady Sara didn't mind and asked her to come over with a smile.
"Let me take a closer look." She gently held Sylutia's wrist and looked at the black-haired girl carefully, as if she wanted to see any difference.
"When Rosalie came back that day, she told me a lot about you. She happened to be a little bored at my house recently. You can play with her more when you have time." Compare talking to Mrs. Haye When facing Sylutia, the city lord's wife obviously smiled a lot more. She also led her to a table nearby and asked the servant to get a valuable snack for Sylutia.
"Here, try this." As she said this, she took the delicate cake from the servant beside her and placed it in the palm of Sylutia's hand.
[Dewy Blueberry Cake](First Order·Excellent): High-quality fruits, paired with pastries made of fine cream, have a refreshing taste, which can dispel the summer heat and restore a certain amount of energy.
The price of this small portion of pastries is probably worth 1-2 gold coins, which is Sylutia's current monthly pocket money. Seeing Lady Sara treating them differently, Eliel behind him was filled with jealousy, wishing that he would be the one to take the cake.
Why, she always felt unbalanced in her heart and couldn't understand why the city lord and his family cared so much about Hedra, when it was obvious that she was just an illegitimate daughter who had just defected to her, with impure blood, a lowly background, and not a good education.
Facing Lady Sara's hospitality, Sylutia couldn't refuse. After thanking her, she took the cake and tasted it in small bites.
After watching her finish the cake, Lady Sara asked her if she liked it. Sylutia nodded yes, so Lady Sara asked the servant to prepare it.
"You go pack a few portions, remember to be careful, store them in the freezer temporarily, and then deliver them to the Griffin Family."
"Yes, ma'am." Several servants nodded and followed the instructions.
After that, Lady Sara asked the housekeeper to entertain the guests on her behalf, and she took Sylutia to sit on the side of the hall and talked with her about various things, such as her daily life preferences, childhood experiences, what she was passionate about, etc. Her attitude was particularly warm and tolerant.
We kept talking like this for a long time, and when Rosalie came to the lobby, she was greeted by her together.
"Rosalie~" Lady Sara waved to her.
"Auntie." Rosalie trotted over with cheerful steps and hugged Lady Sara.
"You have the same temperament as your mother." Lady Sara caressed Rosalie's back lovingly.
"Was Mom as cute and charming as me back then?" Rosalie raised his head.
"Gee, why don't you tell me whether you are as cute and charming as your mother back then? It's obvious that she is the only one who has you." Lady Sara smiled and pinched Rosalie's cheek.
After the two laughed for a while, Lady Sara once again pulled Rosalie over to talk to Sylutia.
"Rosalie, look who's coming."
"Oh, Hedra, you're here today, that's great~" It seemed that Rosalie, a familiar girl, opened her hands and wanted to hug Sylutia just like she hugged Lady Sara.
Sylutia accepted this with some helplessness and hugged the petite girl.
The two briefly hugged for a while, and Rosalie asked Lady Sara for delicious food. After that, the lady asked the servant to prepare some special snacks.
"These are almost half of the preparations for tonight. I have to entertain the guests and can't share the rest with you." Lady Sara patted Rosalie's head lovingly, and then turned to Sylutia.
"Hedra, you can do activities with Rosalie tonight. She is very familiar with this. I have other things to be busy with. I hope you have a good time tonight."
"Where, thank you, madam." Sylutia nodded and bid farewell to the city lord's wife. Afterwards, he was pulled by Rosalie through the hall and to the platform behind the villa. It overlooks the sea at night. The scenery is excellent. Sylutia can even see the place Lighthouse where Knox lives in the distance.
"The scenery here is very nice, hehe." Rosalie is about 155cm tall, one head shorter than Sylutia. He stood by the guardrail, tiptoed, and looked at the night view.
Compared to the bustling hall, the sea breeze here is more comfortable, and there are no other guests. There are only a few servants standing not far away, watching the two young ladies coming out.
"It's really good." Sylutia gradually relaxed after Lady Sara left.
"If you like, you can come here every day or live here forever." Rosalie tilted his head and thought for a moment.
"There are several free rooms on the second floor of the villa, which are much more spacious than your bedroom in the Griffin Family. I will also spend the night here recently."
"It's better not to use it. Uncle Alanfude is very good to me." Sylutia shook his head.
"Hey, what's wrong, anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Your aunt has always been indifferent and neglectful to you, huh." Rosalie defended Sylutia.
Sylutia still shook his head.
"Auntie has to consider the family's income and expenditure. After all, I am not her biological daughter. She can buy me several sets of clothes and give me pocket money every month, which is very good." Sylutia replied. She indeed has no resentment towards Mrs. Haye. After all, it would be difficult for a normal wife to treat her husband's illegitimate daughter peacefully.
"Your personality is too soft," Rosalie muttered.
"Forget it, I don't understand family matters. Anyway, as a niece, my aunt's house is almost the same as my own."
"By the way, are you studying with Mr. Knox now?" Rosalie suddenly asked about other topics.
"This, yes." After a brief hesitation, Sylutia nodded in agreement. This is not something that needs to be kept secret.
"I heard from my uncle that Mr. Knox used to be very powerful. It was also from him that I learned your name. I was very curious, so I went to Eliel's party that day and wanted to meet you." Rosalie had no reason to shy away from going to Sylutia that day.
"So that's it." Sylutia finally understood why Rosalie came to the Griffin Family so suddenly.
"What do you think after seeing it?" Sylutia also asked with a smile.
"Of course I am curious. You must be very smart if you can learn from Mr. Knox. Besides, you are new here from another place and are similar to me, so I feel very similar, so I came to see you at that time." Rosalie's idea is extremely simple.
"After I met you, I felt that your words were always light, not as shallow as others? Anyway, it just felt different." Rosalie held his chin and recalled.
"I always feel like there are many stories about you, but there were so many people that day that I couldn't ask directly."
"Are you also concerned about the crowds?" Sylutia covered his mouth and chuckled.
"Of course... I'm not a fool." Rosalie commented with a low waist.
After that, the two stood in the open space outside the villa, bathing in the sea breeze and chatting. Rosalie told her that she always lived in Kelan Island, which was a large island in the east of Meteor Lake. Lady Sara also lived there before when she was not married.
Talking about his childhood life on the island and various experiences in the port city, Rosalie spoke briskly and confided his various moods and feelings to Sylutia.
In this way, the two of them stayed until the banquet was over, and when Lady Sara waved to them, they slowly returned.
That night, Sylutia learned that the city lord was Transcendent, who was also born in the Woodland Alliance. After achieving great achievements, he took over the position of Quebes. During this period, he married the daughter of the Merchant City Union family, also known as Lady Sara, and then settled here for more than 20 years.
It turns out that the senior students of the Woodland Alliance, after leaving World of Shadows, returned to Surface World and each had their own careers and achievements.
Although Sylutia has not yet reached that stage, from the experience of the city lord Brennan, he also sees a certain expected future for himself.
If she hadn't been interrupted by going to the Mage Alliance, she would most likely have returned to Surface World many years later, settled in Regas, assisted Musa in handling some matters, and then lived a leisurely and quiet life.
As for returning to the First Continent, I'm afraid she won't consider it until Sixth Order later. The route across the floating continent is not stable and peaceful, and long-distance travel will also face various accidents. If you are not strong enough, it is always not safe enough.
She sorted out the information in her mind and came to the front hall of the villa. There were not many guests here, but the Alanfude family was still sitting in a corner waiting.
She quickened her pace slightly and came to the table. At this time, Alanfude stood up and smiled tolerantly.
"It's getting late, Hedra, let's go back."
"Yes, Uncle Alanfude, I kept you waiting for a long time." Mrs. Haye stood up in anger and walked out of the hall with a few people.
When several people were about to board the carriage and leave, a servant came quickly carrying a beautifully decorated box.
"Please wait a moment, Madam has something to give to Miss Hedra."
Under the envious eyes of Mrs. Eliel and Mrs. Haye, the exquisite gift box was placed in Sylutia's hands, and then she got on the carriage.
At this time, with the whip whipping, the carriage they were riding in finally returned and entered the cool night.