"The Emperor and I will be getting married officially," Aurelia declared smoothly, looking over the hundreds of stunned nobles with a radiant smile. "We will be uniting the world under our rule once again. Just as it was always meant to be."
Everywhere was silent for exactly two seconds.
Then, the head table practically exploded.
"You are absolutely delusional, Aurelia!" Valeria screamed at the top of her lungs.
She slammed both of her fists down onto the massive U-shaped table. The sheer physical force shattered the golden plates in front of her, sending expensive synthetic meats, crystal shards and glowing wine flying across the floor.
The high-ranking nobles seated nearby scrambled backward in pure terror, tripping over their own expensive chairs to get as far away from the Goddess of War as possible.
"He belongs to me!" Valeria roared, her voice tearing through the cavernous hall.
