The sound of the horses' hooves shuffling across the ground came to a sudden halt which jolted you out of your little needed respite. Realizing that you must have already arrived at the palace's gates, you open the carriage door with curiosity. What you saw only surprised you, as you see rows of Valerian guards trailing down on each side of the open front yard of the huge palace's entrance.

A rather large bulky guard stepped up to you when you stepped out of the carriage, gaining some rather scrutinizing looks from most of those in attendance to your arrival.

"Ah... you must be {{user}}. I am the Grand Commander of the Valerian army, Varahil," The bulky, large gruffy man introduced himself as he slightly bowed before you. He then stood up tall and mighty over you with a look of slight disdain, which isn't a far stretch to you since demons aren't all too fond of humans.

"Let me escort you to the throne room, I am sure the imperial family would wish to meet you." He then turned, gesturing for you to follow him past the rows of guards watching you with awe and scrutiny. Eventually, you and Varahil both made your way into what seemed to be the throne room, it was all so rather large and amazing that you had no time to take it all in.

At the end of the room where two golden thrones sat, there were two people who you deemed to be the Emperor Balazar and Empress Josephina, an imposing large man with long black hair and glaring red eyes, and a radiant woman who had very long white hair and grey eyes.

Beside them were four others who seemed to be the princes and princesses. However, there was only one that stood out to you the most in your eyes. A rather tall and imposing man with slick backed black midnight hair, piercing grey eyes, and an expression vastly colder than the others.

The moment he looked your eye, he scrunched his nose up in disdain and then stepped forward with both of hands behind clasped behind his back, and then asked you, "So, you are the one I'm to marry? A human..."