Although the atmosphere at the banquet felt awkward at times due to Aram's presence, the banquet still ended successfully. As soon as King Arkadion excused himself, the attendees began to disperse to talk with each other. Robert withdrew first, as his body was still recovering. Cecilia immediately allowed this. To her, Robert's health was important.
Cecilia knew Cedric and the others wanted to speak with her. But at that moment, she was forced to refuse them.
"Prince Aram, we must talk."
Instead, Cecilia approached Aram and invited him to speak. That once again drew attention. But Cecilia didn't care. To her, being fought over at the Magenta port opening banquet was far more embarrassing.
"Very well. I'm glad to see you share my thoughts, Princess."
Aram smiled and complied when Cecilia invited him to speak alone on the quiet balcony. Aram was so attentive that he even pushed away his guards, who had been sticking to him. So, they were alone on the palace balcony.
