After the short lesson with Leafa was over, Aldes returned to his room. The formal attire for the dinner banquet was already laid out on the bed.
Aldes wore an all-black suit. He draped a dark red cloak over his shoulders. The fabric of the cloak felt thick and smooth against the skin of his neck.
He stood silently in front of the tall mirror, staring at his reflection.
'A gathering. Well, I might have to act like the original Aldes so as not to draw attention. Or act normally to restore my name? Hmm.'
While killing time waiting for night to fall, Aldes went to daydream in the palace garden. He sat on an iron chair. On the stone table in front of him, there was a plate of snacks and a cup of tea already prepared by the servants.
"Crazy world," he muttered softly.
Aldes lifted the ceramic cup and sipped his tea slowly. The warm temperature touched his tongue. He then leaned his back fully against the backrest of the chair. His eyes stared at the vast sky.
The sunlight slowly descended, changing the color of the sky to bright orange. The late afternoon breeze blew, carrying warm air that soothed his skin.
"There is a sun. Could this be in another galaxy?" Aldes said softly. "Or maybe I am in the past."
He fell silent for a moment.
"No. Or perhaps I am in the past in a very distant galaxy."
On the other side of the garden, two palace guards stood watching Aldes. They brought their heads close and spoke in very low voices.
"Hey. Do you feel there is something strange about the Prince?" whispered one of the guards to his partner.
"Yes. He is not usually that calm," his partner answered.
"No. Not that."
"Then what?"
"He went to train. And he went to the library!" the first guard said.
Night fell. Aldes walked down the palace corridor toward the dinner banquet room. Four Guardians walked around him as escorts. The tapping sound of their boot soles echoed rhythmically on the stone floor.
They went up to the top floor of the palace building. The rules of this gathering were very strict. Only representatives from foreign kingdoms, the king, the princes, and representatives of the Guardians were allowed to attend.
Not a single outsider or ordinary servant was allowed to cross the room's boundary.
Aldes arrived at the end of the long corridor. The floor in this area was made of pristine white marble. The walls on his left and right were coated with polished stone that reflected the yellow light from the wall lamps.
Right at the end of the corridor towered a large double door made of gold. The surface of the golden door was decorated with embossed carvings shaped like a crown and crossed swords.
Two Guardians stood firmly in front of the door. Unlike ordinary Guardians, these two guards wore all-black armor covering their entire bodies, complete with tightly sealed metal helmets protecting their heads.
Aldes stared sharply at the golden door and the two black guards.
'I feel this banquet is no ordinary banquet.'
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