Tacit understanding

Joanna gazed out the window, which made her notice that the carriage, which had been traveling for about twenty minutes, entered the main road in front of the castle.

As the distance from the de Lara mansion in the capital to the de Montella castle was short, only one lavish carriage of the de Lara was used to escort the Duke together with his daughter and his son-in-law.

An unknown number of lavish carriages could be found lining the front and back of the Duke of Barasca's carriage, and they were emblazoned with the coats of arms of the various noble families in Terra.

Crowds of people were swarming to get a sight of the annual show-like parade that they found attractive, ignoring the fact that the sky was not bright anymore. To not be devoured by the darkness of the night, they brought lanterns so that their surroundings would be brightened.