With Arabella and Count Cordelia parting the two, the banquet proceeded smoothly.
After the banquet, Arabella stayed in one of the receiving rooms in the castle with Alwin, waiting for news from Ferdinand.
"You'll have all the time to speak with him when he has some free time in the Imperial Palace," Arabella sighed as he reminded Alwin.
"I know. I will do that. I was just planning to converse with him a bit but he had insightful questions so I ended up answering in detail," Alwin defended himself.
Thankfully, when they were at the banquet and he noticed what Arabella and Count Cordelia were doing, he stopped speaking with Ivan so everyone could continue eating and conversing at ease.
Arabella and Alwin both did some paperwork while waiting for news.
After three hours…
"They're here!"
Arabella and Alwin's eyes met when they felt Ferdinand's presence in the castle.
"He must have teleported with Zion," Alwin said and stood up, offering his hand to Arabella to help her up.
