The beginning of October month is not a happy one for the citizens of Napuna. A solemn atmosphere engulfed the entire city.
Today particularly, all shops and businesses were closed by the order of Prince Niall as a sign of mourning over the death of the king. Such orders et no opposition from the rchant class. The Bagyarosia flag across the city was half-masted under his order.
So of the citizens were out on the main street as early as the dawn break with clean and neat clothing. They wait patiently there as the black carriage needs to pass through the main street to reach the Royal Cetery on the outskirts of the city.
To say Nicholas I is a great king is too much praise for him. However, he is certainly not qualified to be called a terrible king either.
At the palace, the queen, the prince, the pri minister, commanders, and nobles are all there. They're all wearing simple darker colour clothing with minimal accessories and decoration.
Count Tetherswest and his family don't attend despite the invitation sent five days ago. And oddly enough, Niall doesn't see Michael's figure either.
The noble ladies comfort the queen while others are flocking to Niall with their daughters on the side. Rather than mourning, they ca here to lick his ass and try their luck by introducing their daughters to the prince. All of them are seeking to establish a connection with royal families through marriage.
Niall on the other hand doesn't give a glance at them. He has no fiancée as every letter he sent to a noble young lady only ets rejection in the past. And these sa people are offering their daughters to him now. What a joke!
He just wants to get done with this and put a crown on his head.
He patiently deals with these nobles' persuasion before spotted the butler cos to his direction. The butler's arrival is like a saving grace.
"Your Highness, we're prepared to move out to the cetery." The butler speaks in a low voice.
Niall gives the butler a simple nod. He then excuse himself from the swarm of the noblen.
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The burial ceremony of King Nicholas I begins in the afternoon on the sa day. The burial team led by the butler put a wooden coffin containing the forr king's body inside the black carriage. This carriage only made its appearance during the funeral of royalty.
With an experienced coachman holding the reins, three black horses started pulling the carriage and slowly moved forward.
The very sa group of soldiers that killed the king now was tasked by Niall to be escorted and guarded the carriage at all sides. This is the way Niall humiliates his father.
Following closely behind the carriage is a group of musicians consisting of flute players, bagpipe players and drumrs. Solemn hymns and songs accompanied the entire funeral procession which caused a sad atmosphere in the city.
After the musicians is a mber of the royal family, Niall and Queen Catherina, Wendall, nobles, and so high-ranking commoners who worked with Nicholas I during his lifeti.
The people who heard the songs imdiately stopped talking and lined up on both sides of the road. When the carriage passed them, they threw white-coloured flowers toward it.
The entire process was done silently. No one was crying. Not that Nicholas I has made any morable contribution to them.
Arriving at the Royal Cetery, the burial team lifted the coffin from the carriage and took a steady step to the designated plot where Nicholas I would be buried.
The last ti he cos here is during Niel's funeral. He takes a quick glance at Niel's grave. His lips curled up. But he imdiately retracted the smile on his face.
Niall looked around and shifted his attention to the Royal Cetery. This was originally empty of any buildings.
After the first king died, he requested to be buried here. Then, the first queen was buried here beside her husband. The second king followed in his parents' footsteps. Later on, the third king turns it into a proper cetery to be built around their graves. He ordered large-scale construction around this land like a managent building, stone fences, pathways and trees.
The managent building was built to maintain and clean the cetery. They also manage the grave location of each mber of the royal family.
Several people slowly lowered the coffin into the already-dug six feet grave. Niall has done an exceptional job to smoothen the burial process of his father.
At the sa ti, the musicians hired don't forget to intensify their songs and hymns to add sorrow to people's hearts.
Only Catherina was sobbing in sadness. Her eyes have swollen a lot from the crying. The nobles such as Count Caushilbo, viscounts and barons wear mournful expressions on their faces.
The burial team then filled up the grave pit with soil and placed a tombstone on the grave.
With this, the funeral ended.
Before the crowds dispersed, Niall grabbed their attention. "Everyone, I thank you once again for your participation in my father's funeral. Although we have so differences in opinion, it doesn't an I'm not sad about his passing. To commorate both my father and little brother, I would like to invite all of you to attend a funeral banquet tonight. Not to ntion, my coronation ceremony will be held six days from now. Nobles are invited to stay in the palace until the ceremony ends."
The nobles cheer and clap their hands. They congratulate Niall for their soon-to-be king. The sad atmosphere was lifted up and replaced by happiness and smiles.
Catherina and Wendall were dumbfounded by this announcent
A few questions pop up in Catherina's head, 'What is a funeral banquet? Since when did we have this kind of banquet? Are you implicating the death of your father as a happy event?
The sa goes for Wendall. He felt displeased by this, 'Isn't it a bit rude to talk about the coronation ceremony when they're still at the cetery?'
"This isn't my gut feeling anymore. I am genuinely suspicious of him." Wendall said inaudibly.
All of this went too smoothly. He had a feeling that Niall had made preparations for the funeral beforehand. But he couldn't say anything without evidence to back up his claim.
Amidst the sea of people in the cetery, one or two figures manage to sneak off unnoticed and disappear.
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