Chapter 23

Edith

Going down the stairs, I see my parents coming in a hurry to welcome our first guests.

The emblem of the standard proudly waved on the carriage brought them here, warning us that we have to welcome Duke Mateo and Duchess Amelia from the distant Dukedom of Holkorp.

I smile. I like these people. They are kind, polite, and always cheerful and really care about the people of their Dukedom.

I go near to my parents, who smile when they see me.

"You are so beautiful, my daughter," my mother tells me, and my father, who is looking at me still smiling, agrees, nodding his head.

"So are you," I say to them and hug them.

The door opens, and Duke Mateo and Duchess Amelia enter, smiling and cheerful as always.

My mother was the first to go to them, followed by my father and me.

"Welcome," my mother says happily. She hugs Amelia, who welcomed her in her arms, while my father offers his ha