While I was rereading these two lines on the invitation card several times in a row, one thought invariably appeared in my head.
— Dad, have you been invited to the Christmas ball?
— The King personally gave me this invitation, — he agreed, — His Majesty would very much like to see us at this celebration.
— Us…?!
«Of course, you're the first lady of the House of Ashford.»
I swallowed, at first not knowing how to react to this.
Despite the fact that I studied the culture of this country for only a couple of months, I already knew firsthand about the Christmas Ball. It was the largest celebration of the kingdom, which took place every year in the imperial palace. All the important and not very aristocrats gathered at it in order to celebrate the new year in the secular circle. It was a really significant event, the scale of which can only be compared with the anniversary of the ascension to the throne of the king.
