The cheering was almost deafening and Felix felt really out of place as he looked around the courtyard. The castle had survived most of the chaos, only parts of the wall surrounding the courtyard had been torn down. There were people everywhere, dressed up in fancy clothes with delicate embroideries. Despite being dressed up, in white robes with flowers embroidered onto the fabric and a flower crown adorning his head, he felt like he didn't fit in. He nervously brushed a hand over the sheer fabric of the sleeve. He was thankful that the neckline was high, collar high enough to hide his scars but Chan had suggested he'd wore sheer sleeves in the hot summer and for some reason, Felix had agreed. He was starting to regret that now.
He could feel people looking at him, he could hear the murmurs as he passed them by. As he stopped in front of the large, slightly elevated stone circle, he could feel the stares on him. He shifted a bit uncomfortably, deciding to look at the stone circle instead. It resembled a stage or a slightly elevated podium with draconic carved into the smooth, dark gray surface.
He looked out over the edge of the cliff. He could see the Almárëa Telf below, golden in the height of the summer and he let his eyes wander over his surroundings, taking in the fields, the mountain and then the sky. It was a beautiful and warm summer afternoon, the sun creeping lower on the sky. There were a few clouds on the sky and as Felix let himself stare towards the beautiful sunset, he could see an unkindness of ravens fly across the sky.
"This is exciting," Minho said, snapping Felix out of his own thoughts. He turned around to see Minho, dressed in a simple white shirt along with pale green pants, silver buttons down the front of them. "I've never been to a coronation before."
"Me neither," Hyunjin said eagerly as he grinned at Felix. He was wearing rather simple robes for the dressed up occasion. They were a pale, pale blue that almost looked like it was white, with silver embroideries on the sleeves. His flowers were blooming around his head, a beautiful array of colours and Felix couldn't hold back the smile.
"I think none of us has," Jeongin pointed out as he and Woojin joined Minho and Felix. Jeongin was dressed in black pants and a red jacket, golden epaulettes dangling as he moved. Woojin was wearing a more muted green color, golden embroideries adorning the whole jacket.
"Except maybe Changbin and Jisung," Minho said and Felix hummed, nodding his head a little.
"Yeah we had to attend Hyunjung's coronation," Jisung said, causing Felix to jump in surprise. He hadn't noticed Jisung, Changbin and Seungmin walking up to them. "Seeing as we're Chan's personal guards."
Jisung and Changbin was wearing identical outfits, black leather armor with a short, one shoulder cape adorned with the crest of the kingdom. Seungmin was wearing white, a very pretty contrast to his golden scales, Felix noted. His jacket looked similar to Jeongin's, golden epaulettes swaying as he moved.
"Do we just wait now or..." Seungmin asked, trailing off as he looked between Changbin and Jisung. Both of them had their hair effortlessly brushed to the side and Felix's gut twisted a bit as he saw Changbin's right eye. The right eye, previously a bright orange, was almost completely white. They had tried to save his eye, but the injury had been too severe and they had been too late with proper healing magic.
"Yeah I think," Changbin said and Jisung nodded in agreement. It didn't seem like the lack of vision was bothering him that much though. "The priest isn't even here yet."
"The priest?" Woojin asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah," Jisung said. "We have a priest of Ux Athear," he continued, switching over to draconic to pronounce the name. Felix frowned and he glanced over the rest who looked just as confused as him.
