The bonding ceremony began, even though the princess wasn't feeling particularly enthusiastic about it. Leomere was presented to the royal family and guests, and was announced as the royal body guard. He descended down the stairs in his finest clothings, feeling proud and honored to have been chosen for such a prestigious position.
However, there was something in his expression that betrayed his true feelings about the ceremony. His friends who had been invited to the event, were very excited, but Leomere's heart wasn't in it. He was asked to kneel before the princess, and was presented with a sword. The royal ceremony master addressed Leomere in a booming voice saying. "Do you swear your loyalty and fealty to her royal highness, the princess?"