Chapter 35

Lucas and his parents reached the royal palace and they disembarked from the carriage and were greeted by a good amount of maids and butlers as they welcomed them. Their carriage was escorted away as the servants showed them the way to the inside of the palace as they nodded to them and the three members of the Larsen clan entered the castle.

Lucas was impressed with the architecture of the castle and it is also decorated as well. There were also beautiful paintings of various places in the region, some about the animals, Gods and warriors and so forth.

Lucas could tell that these paintings were created by great artists as paintings like these are hard to come by. Even his own family only has two paintings of such quality and he can say that they are very beautiful. It also served to raise the beauty of the palace as it blended well with the architecture as well.

And as expected of the royal palace there are many soldiers stationed inside alongside many servants as they would walk quickly from one place to another as they worked to make sure that the party would go smoothly.

"It truly is magnificent." Agnes said as she looked at the palace.

"You shouldn't expect anything less from our royal family." Leif said with a chuckle as he agreed with his wife.

"I can definitely see the appeal." Lucas said as he walked with them.

His parents hummed in unison at hearing him as they soon reached closed double doors as the guards there opened it for them. There the three of them saw a large hall with many nobles standing and talking there. All of whom stopped at hearing and seeing the doors open as they looked at them.

Lucas immediately felt the eyes of the people boring into him as he could see everyone looking in his direction. He also caught a few noble girls looking at him and whispering amongst themselves, no doubt thinking about talking to him since he is a war hero now. And war heroes have great fame and reputation amongst the people as well.

'And it looks like many of her nobles here have also made plans to get in touch with me. I can also see a few of them talking to their daughters when we entered. Most likely telling them to talk to me and get on my good graces.' Lucas thought to himself as he looked at the gathered nobles.

The door closed behind the three as they walked into the room and soon the nobles walked to them and greeted them with smiles. The older ones congratulate Leif for his contributions in the war and also praising his and Lucas' efforts in the war. They also talked about how lucky Agnes is to have such wonderful warriors as her husband and son.

Lucas meanwhile was immediately swarmed by the noble girls as they were looking at him with fascination and wonder as they smiled at him and tried to talk to him. Tried since they are all talking at once and it is getting a bit confusing with all the noise overlapping with each other.

Lucas looked at his father who just gave him a smile and turned to face the other nobles while his mother winked at him and talked with the noble ladies and he could tell that she was boasting to them about his accomplishments. He understood that his parents won't help him and so he turned to look at the noble girls in front of him.

"Ladies ladies, you're all talking at the same time and it is hard for me to understand all of you." Lucas said to them as he smiled at them.

"Y-Yes sir." The girls said in unison when they heard him as they blushed.

Lucas is a handsome boy, there is no doubt about that. But combine it with the fact that he is war hero, and the fact that the girls find warriors like him very attractive and think favourably about him and the fact that he is like a living legend, naturally drew them to him and his smile and tone hit the right spot for the girls.

Lucas smiled as he looked at them as he managed to calm them down. He looked around the room and saw many of the noble boys near his age looking at him with a glare, jealous from the attention he is getting from the girls.

But he also knew that they won't try anything against him. The fact that he had fought in the war and was one of the key figures and the reason Norway won it also contributed to it. And the fact that he is a warrior skilled enough to fight against dragons and tons of soldiers all of his own amplified the fear they held for him.

Even the noble boy who had fought him before the war was very hesitant to come out of his place amongst the noblemen as he didn't have the courage to actually talk to him.

But he didn't care about that and focused his attention on the group of girls in front of him as he smiled at them and talked with them as he answered their questions.

"How many enemies did you kill?"

"I head you had killed a dozen men in a matter of moments."

"How did you get the wyvern to obey you?"

"Were the enemies easy to kill?"

"They say that you are very strong. How strong are you?"

They asked him these types fo questions as he answered them without divulging too much information to them. But he is a quick thinker and gave the answers in short simple sentences and though they asked personal questions it wasn't anything he couldn't handle.

But as he was doing that the noise in the hall died down as the people looked towards two large ornate doors that stood at the opposite side of the ones through which they had entered the hall. It opened as Princess Olivia walked out from them with grace in her steps and her head held high as she wore a gorgeous dress.

She is wearing a gorgeous gold dress which had her back open and shoulders detached, a gold collar and nothing in between the collar and the covering over her breasts. The skirt reached down, almost touching the floor and has a slit on the right hip side, allowing her right leg to be shown, which is quite slim and alluring. She is wearing blue heels, stockings of the same colour and also gloves of the same blue which reached her elbows.

She wore light make-up, her cheeks have a slightly pink hue to them, her lips are red lipstick on them, drawing attention to them and matching her red eyes. Her silver hair is let loose as it falls down to her waist and slightly below it as it is swayed by her movements, the contrast of her silver hair and golden clothes beings great mix. All of this combined showed her to be a very gorgeous, beautiful and alluring woman who can make heads turn.

And make them turn she did as many of the men were captivated by her beauty and the aura surrounding her which has a certain pride to it as she held her head high and looked at the people down below as she is at the top of the three stairs made it seem like she was looking down on them, which seemed to increase her attractiveness.

Even the women were affected by her beauty and the noble girls were also captivated by her. They couldn't deny the fact that their princess is a beauty and the fact that she is a warrior also increased her charm in their eyes. But they were ultimately more interested in Lucas than her.

Speaking of Lucas, he was also affected by her beauty as he had a slight blush on his face as he looked at her. The dress and stage increasing her beauty and the proud way she is standing also increased her beauty in his eyes.

'Goddamn she is beautiful.' Lucas thought to himself as he looked at the princess.