Chapter 33 - She Isn’t A Bewitching Sorceress

While the Salian King was fuming in anger, Alex led his friends towards the Acasta palace, it was the place where the elders resided, The palace got its name from the most ancient rock found, the Acasta Gneiss, and the whole palace was built of these rocks. The palace was situated near a picturesque place, with a range of hills and a river flowing nearby, The greenery around the palace enticed the sight of any person, giving them a peaceful mind just with one glance.

" This is the residence of our clan elders, all of them are the disciples of our master Rotrigues. When I messed up the whole betrothal thing with the dark clan, elders chided me and even thought of banishing me from the clan. But due to the respect they held for my mother, I was excused. Still, I'm not welcomed here from that day onwards."

Just as Alex was reminiscing the past to his friends, they were stopped by the palace guard.

" Greetings to the crown prince, welcome back to the Acasta palace, though your presence here is highly valued the elders shall not entertain any guests for now."

This was the power of elders which each faction had to abide, they were more supreme than the royal family and the rules of the kingdom could not be accounted for by the elders of each family clan.

" I can understand, but would you please pass this letter to the elder Begontrix. It is really important."

The guard accepted the letter and the group turned themselves out but they hadn't reached the gates yet when the elder to whom the letter was given, rushed to welcome the crown prince and his friends.

" I thought the elders were not seeing any of the guests today."

There was a hint of mockery in Alex's words but still, the elder Begontrix welcomed the group with a sincere smile. He ignored the other three men and straight walked towards the girl who was watching him intently.

" You must be Lamia right!, I am honoured that you straight away came to meet this poor one after the long journey. We can talk afterwards, now rest up for a while, all your friends can also stay here. Magoddon, do the required arrangements now itself."

The whole group looked at the elder with wide eyes, the rapport which Alex and Mike had built about the elders of the Salian clan was of high discipline, serious attitude and haughty nature but in contrast, eldest elder Begontrix was nothing like that sort.

Emmy blinked her eyes and looked at Alex, she accepted the elder's request only after confirming it with him. Watching their exchange of thoughts with eyes, elder Begontrix was impressed.

" Crown prince, will the palace of Acasta have the honour to have you reside here for a few days? "

" That would be great, It has been years that I have seen my family elders."

The contempt shown by Alex was clear to everyone present there, still, the elder laughed it off because this fellow had gained the acceptance of the great master Rotrigues. Finally, the crown prince was back on track of redemption.

Before the group dispersed from the living room with the seneschal, Emmy stopped her tracks to see the elder watching her with utmost interest.

" Elder, out of the three of us, how did you recognise me as the goddaughter of master Rotrigues correctly ?"

" Believe in your potential, my child. The power of the Esbertrazian blood isn't something which loses it lustre even if it is deeply hidden. I could feel your aura is greatly different from the rest of us. Later, I will introduce you to the other esteemed ones of this palace. They will be excited to have you here."

Emmy felt something peculiar with the elder's words. Why should the other elders be much excited to have her here? Believe in her potential, what kind of abilities did she have to stand out from the rest? Having lots of thoughts in mind, Emmy left the room with her friends.

After seeing off the group of youths, elder Begontrix was super excited to tell the others about Emmy's arrival. He marched to the Peach gardens to find the other three clan elders enjoying tea.

" Elders, I have come with news that will blow up your mind. So finish your tea beforehand."

The other three elders were named Zestrice, Theodore and Floretren respectively. All of them were surprised to see the usual authoritarian among them, jumping excitedly lacking the imposing manner of an elder.

" Did you squash any of those hallucinating bugs or what?"

" Fast, tell the great news."

Elder Begontrix met with a set of questions to which he sneered, curving his lips to its maximum. He then slowly apprised them of the arrival of the goddaughter of their master.

" Are you sure of this? I don't believe that lad had this much potential as in to make master Rotrigues give away his daughter's hands to that punk."

" Yes, I also share the same thoughts as elder Zeatrice have. She may be some imposter that he picked up from the college in order to make us accept him once again."

Elder Begontrix found the views of the other elders right on the mark when Alex was put on focus while elder Floretren was unusually quiet after hearing the situation.

" Elder Floretren, what happened? what made you frown?"

" That punk loved his girl so much even to go against the dark clan lord, so how did this woman catch his attention? I'm worried about the history being repeated. I don't watch any bewitching sorceress destroying the decorum we have built. "

" Don't worry, She isn't any bewitching sorceress."

Elder Begontrix showed the ultimate proof to the others which quickly erased all their doubts once in for all.