"I'll make the arrangements at once. How about three this afternoon? Lady Anita, you should get some rest first."
Although Saint Bernal of the Hercules Family was waiting in Anita's Castle, Seventeen was not particularly concerned about him.
In Mary Geoise, Anita's Family had few members, but only one other Family in the Holy Land could challenge it.
As for Bernal's Hercules Family, compared with Anita's, it barely counted as a Family at all.
That was why Seventeen had suggested making Bernal wait until three. Well versed in power plays, he wanted to put him in his place.
"No. Bring him here now. I have things to do this afternoon and don't want to be disturbed."
Seventeen would never disobey Anita, so he immediately made the arrangements.
Before long, a group of people followed him into the Palace where Anita was waiting.
At their head was an enormous man wearing a transparent bubble helmet and the distinctive clothes of the Dragon People. His belly stuck out as though he were nine months pregnant, and he wore a foolish grin.
Behind him came a large entourage of guards, butlers, and slaves.
This was Saint Bernal, whom Seventeen had mentioned earlier. So many people accompanied him because each carried a pile of valuable gifts.
The moment Bernal entered, he spotted Anita sitting before him. Her distinctive presence immediately captivated the Dragon Person in his twenties.
He had come to propose. He had kept it secret from his father and all his relatives, acting on a rumor that Anita had inherited her father's position.
If he married her, wouldn't he effectively gain control of her Family's power? His own standing would soar.
Though they were all Dragon People, they were not equal in status. Among the twenty kings from eight hundred years ago,