Dreams in the Distant Sky

Chapter 10 - Party

This chapter is dedicated to SauceMix! Happy reading :3

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Kaya pov:

"Lord Silas! Lady Aldora! Welcome! Welcome to Norshore Town and welcome to my castle!" A cheerful man who seemed to be in his late thirties or early forties greeted as we all stepped out of our carriages.

Judging from the way he greeted Lord Sil and Lady Aldora, I guessed that he was Lord Melvin – the lord of this castle and the one who had invited us for his daughter's engagement as well as for certain political discussions. He had lavender tinted hair that was combed back neatly. He had a stylish goatee beard but no moustache. He wore round glasses and was dressed in informal clothes. I could tell he was a powerful Supreme but because of his attitude, I didn't feel all that intimidated by him.

"It is good to see you, Lord Melvin. I hope you have been well." Lord Sil greeted holding out his hand to shared a firm and friendly handshake.

"Oh yes yes! I have been well, Lord Silas. I hope you and Lady Aldora have been well too." Lord Melvin looked between them with his cheerful smile still in place.

"We have, Lord Melvin. It's very kind of you to ask." Lady Aldora smiled and bowed formally.

"I also see that you haven't given up your odd sense of style." Lord Sil commented.

Lord Melvin broke out into a hearty laugh, placing a hand on his torso. I raised a brow wondering what was so funny about what Lord Sil asked. Then again, I didn't even know what they were talking about in the first place.

"Ah, what can I do, Lord Silas? I can't help but experiment with my looks and make myself look much more handsome than what women can handle! Besides, I believe this hair color is quite the fashion in the local teens so I wanted to try it. I was quite bored of seeing turquoise tousles on my head every day." He said enthusiastically.

Now that I think about it, most of the Supremes standing in front of us who were introduced as main family members as well as second and third tier royal families had turquoise blue hair. The butlers and maids didn't have the same color hair though, probably because they weren't pure blood Fish Beast Clan Supremes. It was actually kind of funny – pure blood members of the Fish Beast Clan, physically expressive to their affliction to water, had blue color hair and matching eyes. I suppose all pure blood Beast Clans had unique physical traits with which they could be identified. And Lord Melvin was sticking out like a sore thumb among the others of his clan.

I was brought out of my thoughts when I noticed one of the Supremes standing beside Lord Melvin staring at me. he had been introduced as his youngest son. He appeared to be about twenty five or so and unlike his two brothers and three sisters, he seemed timid. The minute I cought him staring at me, a dark blush dusted his face and he averted his eyes to the floor beside him nervously.

I couldn't help but smile, finding his bashful nature sort of charming. I didn't get to stare at him for long though because greetings between Lord Sil and Lord Melvin were done and some of the butlers standing behind him came to help with our luggage. I thanked one of the butlers as he insisted on taking my small bundle as well and we proceeded to follow Lord Merlin into his castle.

As expected from the lord of the Fish Beast Clan, there were a lot of water bodies in and around the humungous castle. The courtyard we had arrived in outside the castle had a huge pool in front of the entrance with a wide variety of fish swimming in it. The fish were actually really big – almost half the size of a full grown person – and were in a variety of vivid colors. Inside the castle, there were smaller pools here and there with smaller fish and even some strange water creatures I had never seen before.