Birthday Banquet 2

Baron Dark and Derrick walked out to meet the guest, Baroness Miranda was already keeping the women of high status company, seeing the people around all looking like wolves waiting for their prey, Derrick could only put on a forced smile.

Baron Dark decided to get the attention of the crowd by taking a glass of wine and hitting it with a spoon, to catch the attention of the guests, some where already paying attention to him but now everybody has turned their attention towards him, there were many guest with their children, there were alot of Barons present, and many viscounts, a few Earls and just a single Duke, the Duke didn't look happy either, he looked like he was forced to this party and it was beneath him, he was sipping different wine as if he owns the place, sitting down while others gathered around him flattering him.

"I want to use this opportunity to thank everyone of you for coming all the way here to celebrate with us, this is my pride and joy, my little boy Derrick Dark as he turns 11 today, thank you all for coming" he stretched his hand, which signalled for Derrick to come forward, Derrick smiled and came forward to greet the guest.

It was the time for birthday presentation, the grown ups who came with their kids decided to send their kids to deliver the birthday presents.

Meanwhile Derrick was looking for Rosetta in the crowd, and Rosetta was trying to escape from the crowd due to a group of young girls gathering her and asking her various questions, "is he really your fiance" "oh he is so handsome" "what do you like about him" "can you introduce him to us" it was questions upon questions, Rosetta was already fed up with the questions, if it wasn't a formal event, she would have already screamed at them.

The young boys around felt bitter especially the sons of the viscounts and earls, they dimmed it that Derrick was below them and he shouldn't be mention in thesame breath as them, not only was he handsome but was engaged to the most beautiful Rosetta, it was hateful.

"Luke what should we do about that guy, he is taking all the lime light away from us" a young boy said to a boy with dark green hair, his sharp green eyes looks like they could kill, he was also good looking but he looked like the scholar type, the boy was Luke Ravenshood he was the son of Earl Ravenshood, he was the spoilt type that feels like everything good should belong to him, but he didn't look the type, he look like your typical intelligent scholar, he was intelligent but arrogant.

"Don't worry this is his territory, although he is a small bumpkin, my old man had an interest in him, a kid that could fight off orcs adult couldn't and could be engaged to an earl's daughter picked my old man interest, but seeing him now he just felt like someone who has a pretty face and nothing else, I bet the rumors were exaggerated, does that face looked like the face of the boy named God of war" he said while getting up, before smiling to the group of boys around "let's go send our birthday presents and blessings"

Meanwhile the Duke that was at the birthday party was already fuming, 'this small nobles should be glad that am here in this stupid small birthday party, they are not worthy to even be in my presence, if not for Archduke Falca who told me to come and check the boy out he wouldn't be in this stupid territory, another monster horde could even happen at any time and am here wasting my time' the Duke thought, he was just here because it was a request of the Archduke of the Eastern territories, nobody of his status was present, he felt his name would be going down the drain.

Meanwhile Derrick was still receiving presents from the guest, the young noble ladies were all smiles presenting their gifts to him, while the young noble masters were all looking grumpy, but words were not exchanged.

It was the turn of the Earl families to present their gifts because it goes through heirarchy, the baron's, the viscounts, the earls, but it seems the only duke present wasn't even interested in the birthday banquet.

The young boy named Luke smiled menacely but it was only for a moment before he moved to present his gift to the young baron.