Chapter 100: Apology
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CHAPTER 100
She paused, giving them time to digest all that she has said.
"Regardless, an error was made, a wrong attitude shown and if we as ladies of court do not show an example, I believe the men of the court would think we are setting a bad example for ladies of the kingdom to follow."
Murmuring occurred. Most wanted to know what the offence was and others did not care but just yelled out their thoughts on the matter and Era's new way of leading by example.
"In that according, two ladies would be making a formal apology here today."
Instantly, all side talks ended and everyone strained their ears to hear the name of the second lady.
"I, Queen Era and Lady Diona would be making a formal apology to the king, the court and the kingdom."
"Whoa!"
"What a way to lead by example."
"That's our queen!"
Era let out a small smile and walked forward on the podium. She looked to her side and saw Aeverie. She gave her a go-ahead sigh and Era nodded.
She was doing the right thing. If she was going to scold Diona for being rude, she needed to do the same for barging into the courtroom, unannounced and interrupting a court proceeding.
Although Vidor wasn't holding her accountable for it, Era felt it was the right thing to do. Her mother had always taught her to lead by example and learn to serve her people.
Placing both hands together, palm on top palm, with both elbows straightened out, Era's smile dropped. She looked calm, unperturbed, yet relaxed and with no worries.
In contrast to her partner Diona, she was the primped and proper lady of the court.
Diona on the other hand never wore a smile. She was damn right angry and wanted this whole charade to end so she could go concoct more plans to ruin her enemy.
She did not care about their feelings nor what they thought about her.
'Pff,' she scoffed in her mind. 'Trying to play the victim and getting them to like you, what a lousy way to rule and gain power.' Diona thought as she gazed at Era's back.
'If only she knew that power did not belong to the weak of heart but those who are willing to do anything to seize it and remain in control. The palace is a dirty game. One would assume that having lived in it before, she would know the ways of men but all I see is a naive little girl.'
"I pay respect to his majesty," she turned around and raised both hands in front of her head and bowed. She did that twice then turned around again to face the people.
Due to her status as queen, she wasn't supposed to bow before anyone else but Vidor.
Regardless, she lowered her head before them and then lifted it but unlike what she did for Vidor, she did not raise her hand to them and only dipped her head in once.
"I pay respect to the court and I pay respect to the ladies of the kingdom. I Era, Queen of Etheria here plead to his majesty, King Vidor for my rude behaviour of barging into the court assembly and to the ladies for giving a bad example. I humbly ask for your forgiveness."
No sooner had she finished than the ladies began to clap and shout her name.
"Queen Era! Queen Era! Queen Era!"
"Thank you all. Coming next would be, Lady Diona."
For the first part, everywhere was silent. No one said anything about this, not because they did not know what to say but because they did not want to incur her wrath afterwards.
"It would not be long, that depends on you though. Go there, do the right thing and do not act up," Era advised when they were about passing each other.
"I very well know," she spat calmly and then walked onto the podium while Era moved to the side.
"I, Diona, pay respect to his majesty." She did all that Era did and turned to face the ladies but did not bow down.
"I pay respect to the court and I pay respect to the ladies of the kingdom. I Diona, Lady of Etheria here plead to his majesty, King Vidor for being disrespectful in his presence and to the ladies for giving a bad example. I humbly ask for your forgiveness."
No one said anything either. They all watched her. For some, they knew she was being rude and disrespectful to Queen Era and for some, they were clueless. So those who were aware were surprised as to how she failed to mention Era in her apology.
Without saying thank you, Diona turned around swiftly and walked majestically back to where she stood.
Meanwhile, Era did not say anything, yet at least. She waited, stylishly giving her the opportunity to correct herself and do the right thing till she got to where she stood before and turned to face the ladies.
"And what about the queen?"
Everyone turned in the direction to which the voice had come from. They did not have to worry as the speaker already planned on revealing himself.
The second they did, they caught sight of Vidor making his way past the courtyard to the large space in the palace where all the ladies stood.
"Your majesty."
Immediately greetings and bow followed as they paved way for his passing.
"The whole idea for assembling everyone out here today was solely for you to apologize to her and the ladies, but what did you do? Apologize to me as though I am the one who was wronged. Perhaps indirectly but she is the one who you should apologize to, Diona."
"Your majesty, in my defence, I believed I ought to pay respect to…"
"Silence!" Vidor bellowed.. "I would not tolerate this attitude further. Get down on your knees now and apologize to her or else you face the full extent of my wrath!"
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CHAPTER 100
She paused, giving them time to digest all that she has said.
"Regardless, an error was made, a wrong attitude shown and if we as ladies of court do not show an example, I believe the men of the court would think we are setting a bad example for ladies of the kingdom to follow."
Murmuring occurred. Most wanted to know what the offence was and others did not care but just yelled out their thoughts on the matter and Era's new way of leading by example.
"In that according, two ladies would be making a formal apology here today."
Instantly, all side talks ended and everyone strained their ears to hear the name of the second lady.
"I, Queen Era and Lady Diona would be making a formal apology to the king, the court and the kingdom."
"Whoa!"
"What a way to lead by example."
"That's our queen!"
Era let out a small smile and walked forward on the podium. She looked to her side and saw Aeverie. She gave her a go-ahead sigh and Era nodded.
She was doing the right thing. If she was going to scold Diona for being rude, she needed to do the same for barging into the courtroom, unannounced and interrupting a court proceeding.
Although Vidor wasn't holding her accountable for it, Era felt it was the right thing to do. Her mother had always taught her to lead by example and learn to serve her people.
Placing both hands together, palm on top palm, with both elbows straightened out, Era's smile dropped. She looked calm, unperturbed, yet relaxed and with no worries.
In contrast to her partner Diona, she was the primped and proper lady of the court.
Diona on the other hand never wore a smile. She was damn right angry and wanted this whole charade to end so she could go concoct more plans to ruin her enemy.
She did not care about their feelings nor what they thought about her.
'Pff,' she scoffed in her mind. 'Trying to play the victim and getting them to like you, what a lousy way to rule and gain power.' Diona thought as she gazed at Era's back.
'If only she knew that power did not belong to the weak of heart but those who are willing to do anything to seize it and remain in control. The palace is a dirty game. One would assume that having lived in it before, she would know the ways of men but all I see is a naive little girl.'
"I pay respect to his majesty," she turned around and raised both hands in front of her head and bowed. She did that twice then turned around again to face the people.
Due to her status as queen, she wasn't supposed to bow before anyone else but Vidor.
Regardless, she lowered her head before them and then lifted it but unlike what she did for Vidor, she did not raise her hand to them and only dipped her head in once.
"I pay respect to the court and I pay respect to the ladies of the kingdom. I Era, Queen of Etheria here plead to his majesty, King Vidor for my rude behaviour of barging into the court assembly and to the ladies for giving a bad example. I humbly ask for your forgiveness."
No sooner had she finished than the ladies began to clap and shout her name.
"Queen Era! Queen Era! Queen Era!"
"Thank you all. Coming next would be, Lady Diona."
For the first part, everywhere was silent. No one said anything about this, not because they did not know what to say but because they did not want to incur her wrath afterwards.
"It would not be long, that depends on you though. Go there, do the right thing and do not act up," Era advised when they were about passing each other.
"I very well know," she spat calmly and then walked onto the podium while Era moved to the side.
"I, Diona, pay respect to his majesty." She did all that Era did and turned to face the ladies but did not bow down.
"I pay respect to the court and I pay respect to the ladies of the kingdom. I Diona, Lady of Etheria here plead to his majesty, King Vidor for being disrespectful in his presence and to the ladies for giving a bad example. I humbly ask for your forgiveness."
No one said anything either. They all watched her. For some, they knew she was being rude and disrespectful to Queen Era and for some, they were clueless. So those who were aware were surprised as to how she failed to mention Era in her apology.
Without saying thank you, Diona turned around swiftly and walked majestically back to where she stood.
Meanwhile, Era did not say anything, yet at least. She waited, stylishly giving her the opportunity to correct herself and do the right thing till she got to where she stood before and turned to face the ladies.
"And what about the queen?"
Everyone turned in the direction to which the voice had come from. They did not have to worry as the speaker already planned on revealing himself.
The second they did, they caught sight of Vidor making his way past the courtyard to the large space in the palace where all the ladies stood.
"Your majesty."
Immediately greetings and bow followed as they paved way for his passing.
"The whole idea for assembling everyone out here today was solely for you to apologize to her and the ladies, but what did you do? Apologize to me as though I am the one who was wronged. Perhaps indirectly but she is the one who you should apologize to, Diona."
"Your majesty, in my defence, I believed I ought to pay respect to…"
"Silence!" Vidor bellowed.. "I would not tolerate this attitude further. Get down on your knees now and apologize to her or else you face the full extent of my wrath!"
************CHAPTER 100She paused, giving them time to digest all that she has said."Regardless, an error was made, a wrong attitude shown and if we as ladies of court do not show an example, I believe the men of the court would think we are setting a bad example for ladies of the kingdom to follow."Murmuring occurred. Most wanted to know what the offence was and others did not care but just yelled out their thoughts on the matter and Era's new way of leading by example."In that according, two ladies would be making a formal apology here today." Instantly, all side talks ended and everyone strained their ears to hear the name of the second lady. "I, Queen Era and Lady Diona would be making a formal apology to the king, the court and the kingdom.""Whoa!""What a way to lead by example.""That's our queen!"Era let out a small smile and walked forward on the podium. She looked to her side and saw Aeverie. She gave her a go-ahead sigh and Era nodded.She was doing the right thing. If she was going to scold Diona for being rude, she needed to do the same for barging into the courtroom, unannounced and interrupting a court proceeding.Although Vidor wasn't holding her accountable for it, Era felt it was the right thing to do. Her mother had always taught her to lead by example and learn to serve her people.Placing both hands together, palm on top palm, with both elbows straightened out, Era's smile dropped. She looked calm, unperturbed, yet relaxed and with no worries.In contrast to her partner Diona, she was the primped and proper lady of the court.Diona on the other hand never wore a smile. She was damn right angry and wanted this whole charade to end so she could go concoct more plans to ruin her enemy.She did not care about their feelings nor what they thought about her.'Pff,' she scoffed in her mind. 'Trying to play the victim and getting them to like you, what a lousy way to rule and gain power.' Diona thought as she gazed at Era's back.'If only she knew that power did not belong to the weak of heart but those who are willing to do anything to seize it and remain in control. The palace is a dirty game. One would assume that having lived in it before, she would know the ways of men but all I see is a naive little girl.'"I pay respect to his majesty," she turned around and raised both hands in front of her head and bowed. She did that twice then turned around again to face the people.Due to her status as queen, she wasn't supposed to bow before anyone else but Vidor. Regardless, she lowered her head before them and then lifted it but unlike what she did for Vidor, she did not raise her hand to them and only dipped her head in once. "I pay respect to the court and I pay respect to the ladies of the kingdom. I Era, Queen of Etheria here plead to his majesty, King Vidor for my rude behaviour of barging into the court assembly and to the ladies for giving a bad example. I humbly ask for your forgiveness."No sooner had she finished than the ladies began to clap and shout her name."Queen Era! Queen Era! Queen Era!""Thank you all. Coming next would be, Lady Diona."For the first part, everywhere was silent. No one said anything about this, not because they did not know what to say but because they did not want to incur her wrath afterwards."It would not be long, that depends on you though. Go there, do the right thing and do not act up," Era advised when they were about passing each other."I very well know," she spat calmly and then walked onto the podium while Era moved to the side."I, Diona, pay respect to his majesty." She did all that Era did and turned to face the ladies but did not bow down. "I pay respect to the court and I pay respect to the ladies of the kingdom. I Diona, Lady of Etheria here plead to his majesty, King Vidor for being disrespectful in his presence and to the ladies for giving a bad example. I humbly ask for your forgiveness."No one said anything either. They all watched her. For some, they knew she was being rude and disrespectful to Queen Era and for some, they were clueless. So those who were aware were surprised as to how she failed to mention Era in her apology.Without saying thank you, Diona turned around swiftly and walked majestically back to where she stood.Meanwhile, Era did not say anything, yet at least. She waited, stylishly giving her the opportunity to correct herself and do the right thing till she got to where she stood before and turned to face the ladies."And what about the queen?" Everyone turned in the direction to which the voice had come from. They did not have to worry as the speaker already planned on revealing himself.The second they did, they caught sight of Vidor making his way past the courtyard to the large space in the palace where all the ladies stood."Your majesty."Immediately greetings and bow followed as they paved way for his passing. "The whole idea for assembling everyone out here today was solely for you to apologize to her and the ladies, but what did you do? Apologize to me as though I am the one who was wronged. Perhaps indirectly but she is the one who you should apologize to, Diona.""Your majesty, in my defence, I believed I ought to pay respect to""Silence!" Vidor bellowed.. "I would not tolerate this attitude further. Get down on your knees now and apologize to her or else you face the full extent of my wrath!"
