When the last note fell, the tearful Sona also left the spiritual world, and her consciousness returned to her body.
The applause gradually grew from sparse to intense, then loud like thunder, and did not gradually subside until a few minutes passed.
Wiping away her tears, Sona looked at Lester. At this moment, the man had taken off his mask, and there was a little tear hidden in the corner of his eyes. His expression seemed a little complicated.
"Sona, you did... something I didn't expect. It's really amazing."
Hearing this, Sona stood up and bowed deeply to Lester to express her gratitude.
At this time, Leicester, who was in a respected position, became a little hesitant and seemed to be worried about gains and losses.
"I will help you realize your wish. Ahem, are you willing... to come over here?"
Misha, Shia, and Syndra, who were familiar with Lester's nature, looked at the man in confusion. They didn't know why Lester, who had always been domineering, was so cautious?
Understanding that Lester had given him a choice, Sona straightened up and looked back at her adoptive father, Barrett Bouvier.
She saw guilt and blessing in her adoptive father's eyes, while Barrett saw relief and forgiveness in Sona's eyes. With just one look, the barrier between adoptive father and daughter disappeared.
In Sona's view, if she continues to stay in her adoptive father's house, she will only bring disaster to her adoptive father.
Before this, she didn't know that exposing her magical talent in Demacia would bring such great hostility. Now that she has experienced it personally, she naturally knows the stakes. What's more, she already has a lot of feelings for that person.
men are more curious,
She knew that the man would not hurt her, not because of the "relief and comfort" grace, but because she knew that the man's nature was not evil.
After just a brief moment of spiritual communion, Sona felt as if she had known Lester for many years.
Having made up her mind, Sona silently bowed deeply to Barrett Bouvier as her final farewell.
After understanding that Sona's departure had become a fact, and feeling that he could not shoulder the responsibility of protecting Sona, Barrett Bouvier shed tears again.
The man who was being watched by everyone suddenly stood up and knelt down to Lester in full view of everyone.
"Your Majesty Leicester, Sona is a very sensitive and gentle good child. Please treat her well, please!"
No matter how indifferent a person is, they will have a little more respect for Barrett at this time. Everyone's attention turned to Lester, but they saw that Lester actually walked to Barrett's side and gently touched Barrett.
Help him up gently.
"There is no need to bow down like this to a despicable person who takes advantage of others. Barrett Bouvier, you are an excellent adoptive father, and a good husband and father with a sense of family responsibility. Thank you for giving Sona a warm and happy home."
,thank you for not causing Sona any harm,
I should apologize to you for taking Sona away from you. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."
Leicester bowed to Barrett, his words were sincere and his tone was humble.
This made everyone in Demacia, who had long been accustomed to the domineering Noxian emperor, wonder if they had not woken up. You must know that even the most noble Jarvan III had never received such a great gift.
"You, a noble person like you, why are you here? Your Majesty Leicester, get up quickly."
At this time, it was Barrett who was trying to help Lester up, but he was not as strong as anyone else. Barrett, who couldn't think of any other way, could only step back and bow in the same way.
Staring at her adoptive father and the man who was about to take her away, Sona's lips curved gently, and the ending seemed to be better than she imagined.
"Although Sona has returned to Noxus, Sona is still a member of Demacia and the Bouvier family. In the future, I will let Sona come to Demacia often to visit Mr. Barrett and Ms. Lestara."
Leicester took Barrett's hand and looked at Jarvan III and the others. The two finally stopped bowing to each other stupidly. At this moment, they stood upright with an inexplicable aura.
"Sona is the first witness to the friendship between Noxus and Demacia!"
Applause rang out again. Things are different now. Sona is no longer the little mute girl who could be bullied just now. Everyone seems to have completely forgotten the meanness and indifference just now, with only fawning and kindness left on their faces.
Sona, who has always been very sensitive to other people's emotions, is naturally the most sensitive. Apparently she just changed a guardian, and the indifferent world became a "gentle and gentle" smiling face.
After the interlude, Sona walked up to the seat of the banquet hall holding her son. In the blink of an eye, Sona was surrounded by three Noxian ‘big sisters’.
The three of them, Misha, took turns comforting little Sona with their restless little hands, and whispered a few words from time to time. They obviously liked this little girl with a gentle nature, but Demacia's 'newcomer' Tiana looked a little reserved.
, looking like he wanted to stick with Sona but was embarrassed.
"Is there anyone else who wants to come up and show off?"
Jarvan III, who had also cried once, seemed a little unmotivated at the moment.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, like eggplants beaten by frost, unable to lift their strength. First Fiona's gorgeous sword fighting dance, and then Sona conquered everyone with the sound of the piano, and she had two pearls.
In the past, nobles who were quite self-aware were not willing to take the initiative to treat their own daughters as the ugly duckling to set off others.
The little nobles ran out of ideas, and the pressure came to the two most pro-royal nobles in Demacia. Perhaps because of Lester's love for Tiana, the Chrisman family did not prepare girls of appropriate age to attend the banquet.
The Chrisman family certainly can't be counted on at the moment.
Without the Chrisman family, only the Crownguard family remained. Galen, who secretly wiped his tears while eating, and Lux, who covered his face and sobbed, soon found themselves becoming the most eye-catching children at the banquet.
"Um, Lux, is it your turn?"
Galen Crownguard quickly swallowed the chicken drumstick and scratched his head in embarrassment, apparently forgetting that he agreed to attend the banquet with his aunt in order to find a girl with "matching eyes" as his future marriage partner.
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Laxana, whose eyes were still a little red, glanced at her aunt Tiana and got the accurate answer.
Dressed in a pure white dance dress, Laxana came to the center of the stage like a spirit of light, looking graceful and elegant without any stage fright.
"My name is Laxana Crownguard. Brother Lester, please allow me to perform a song and dance for you."
Lester nodded and smiled in response.
The well-prepared musicians began to play lively tunes, and Laxana danced gracefully, like a lark leaping in the forest, and her singing voice was crisp and lively.
"The white wall is blooming with crimson flowers. My father is sitting on the grass, and the cattle and sheep are running leisurely..."
"Look at the clouds high in the sky. They are the hope of life and the future. The girl is holding the boy's hand and sending him to the distance where the sun sets..."
After a song and dance, the girl who danced and sang without blushing or out of breath, performed extremely well. Although not as shocking as Sona, the girl's singing and dancing skills were not far behind Fiona. If you don't consider
Fiona's uniqueness makes Laxana better than Fiona in terms of dancing alone.
"Thank you for showing me Demacia's larks."
"Thank you, big brother."
Laxana saluted gracefully and retreated calmly.
During the silence, Jarvan III was about to say something, but Lester came to Jarvan III's side.
"Your Majesty Jarvan, let me all enjoy the sumptuous banquet. Today I can see Fiona's sword dance, the beauty of Sona's music, and the softness of Laxana's singing and dancing. My trip has been well worth it."
Knowing that these three people were probably the additional price for peace in Demacia, Jarvan III lowered his voice.
"Your Majesty Leicester, how about taking Laxana Crownguard as the princess of the kingdom among the three?"
Lester nodded.
"Can"
Jiawen III immediately relaxed his expression, picked up the wine glass, and smiled at the guests.
"Now that His Majesty Leicester has had his fill of fun, everyone! We will not return until we get drunk today!"
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At the royal banquet a week later, Laxana Crownguard became the Kingdom Princess of the Demacia Lightshield royal family. From then on, Laxana Crownguard changed her surname to Laxana Lightshield.
At the same time, Fiona Laurent also became the object of marriage to the emperor of the empire, but compared with Laxana, she did not have the honor and status of a princess of the kingdom.
Among the three people who made a splash at the banquet, only Sona did not have any definite news, but most people knew that the mute girl Sona had become the emperor's forbidden love.
What follows is the engagement ceremony. Now Laxana and Fiona are still too young. When Laxana and Fiona reach the age of twelve and have their coming-of-age ceremony, they will become Noxians.
The legitimate concubine of Leicester, the Holy Emperor of the Empire.
After a series of warm-ups, the two countries finally started formal talks.
The Emperor of the Empire and the King of Demacia met in the Silver Council Hall of the Demacia Palace and concluded a treaty of alliance between the two countries.
The first is the military alliance. The Kingdom of Demacia and the Noxus Empire have formed a close strategic alliance. One will prosper and the other will suffer. No matter which country or force declares war on one of the two countries, its allies will automatically declare war on them.
country declares war,
In addition, every year, a certain number of exchange students from military academies of the two countries go to another country to study, annual joint military exercises, biennial military conferences and other public military exchange activities.
Demacian steel and Noxian magic steel, which have never been exported, have also become one of the witnesses of the military alliance between the two countries. Although the quantity is limited, the fact that national strategic materials have become trading items is a special manifestation in itself.
In addition to military affairs, the two countries also opened their borders and reduced tariffs. After obtaining passes, a certain number of troops were allowed to pass freely. When necessary, they could also set foot on the territory without consent to provide military support to the Allies.
After forming a military alliance with the Noxus Empire, the Demacians were surprised to find that even the Freljord people in the north had restrained themselves a lot.
Since then, the haze of war lingering over the continent of Valoran has completely dissipated. The engagement of two girls from Leicester and Demacia was nothing. It was not until the two countries publicly announced the alliance treaty that the Demacians felt reassured.
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Now the people of Demacia are completely relieved, chanting the names of Jarvan III and the Emperor in the streets, shouting long live peace in the taverns, and enjoying and celebrating to the fullest.
At the same time, as a niece's supplement, Tiana, whose life and career have completely failed, is still working as Lester's personal maid and part-time bodyguard.
The time soon came to the most critical moment. Nearly a hundred archmage from Noxus Black Lightning came from the east on the imperial dragon bird. Because of the alliance between the two countries, the imperial mage was not blocked in any way.
Then they successfully entered the hinterland of Demacia's capital, outside the Forbidden Stone Forest.
Jarvan III was originally a little worried that the Noxus Empire would build plank roads in secret, but it wasn't until he saw that the Empire's mages were staying in the temporary camp in a well-behaved manner and not acting like monsters that he was convinced that the Empire's show of goodwill was really true.
It's for the forbidden demon stone forest.
Thinking that Demacia was about to lose the Forbidden Stone Forest, Jarvan III was a little worried about gains and losses, but the situation was stronger than others. It seemed that he chose peace, but in fact he had no choice.
This day is the day when the Imperial Mages explore the Forbidden Stone Forest. After receiving the Empire's permission (in the bilateral agreement, the Forbidden Stone Forest is already the property of the Empire), accompanied by the First Shield Formation of the Fearless Vanguard, Jarvan III takes his
His son came outside the Forbidden Stone Forest and found Lester with his three daughters, Misha, Syndra and Shia.
Seeing the leader of the Demacia Dauntless Vanguard wearing a maid uniform and giving Lester a beating on the back, Jarvan III thought he was blind, and the soldiers of the First Shield Array did not fare much better with Tiana's image.
In fact, if it weren't for Lester's relationship, the leader of Demacia's Dauntless Vanguard would have been replaced long ago. Even though he hasn't been replaced now, it's no different than having been replaced.
"Your Majesty Leicester, today is the day to explore the Forbidden Stone Forest, right?"
"That's right. I wonder what's the purpose of Your Majesty Jiawen coming here?"
Lester glanced at Jarvan III, who was coming over with little Jaren, and nodded to Syndra with a solemn expression. He whispered some instructions, and Syndra organized the Black Lightning mages to start taking action.
Arriving next to Lester, Jarvan III hesitated.
"Your Majesty Leicester, it's not that I regret what has been done. It's just that the Forbidden Demonic Stone Forest is located within the scope of the capital after all. With such a huge battle in the empire now, I can't help but feel a little uneasy..."
The words are euphemistic enough and clear enough.
"Now that things have come to a point, it's better to have an open relationship with His Majesty Jiawen."
Lester said seriously.
"Your Majesty Jarvan thinks, where does the magic-forbidden stone forest in Demacia come from?"
Jiawen III frowned and thought for a moment, then hesitated.
"It should be Demacia's unique forbidden magic forest tree, right?"
Not surprised by Jarvan III's answer, Lester asked further.
"Since the Forbidden Demon Forest trees are special, why doesn't Demacia breed and cultivate the Forbidden Demon Forest trees outside of the Forbidden Demon Stone Forest?"
"It's not that I don't want to..."
"Is it because of failure? As long as you leave the more than ten miles of the Forbidden Demon Stone Forest, the Forbidden Demon Forest trees will turn into ordinary trees, right?"
