"I am honored that you all have graced me and my daughter with your presence. I hereby officially declare this ceremony to commence"
As the lord finished his words, soft music started playing. A lot of beautiful women surrounded the floor wearing skimpy dresses as they moved their hips on the song. The young men their stared at the mature dancers whereas the woman's face turned ugly. They took delight whenever any man misbehaved with them. Well, it was a patriarchal society and from everyone's expression, it looked like a common scenario.
Severus who was sitting in the shadow signaled Dosela. As soon as she saw it, she merged in the shadows and went inside the castle.
Later the music stopped playing and soon it was the commencement of the royal dance. Selena grabbed Lord's hand as they both danced. The shared a brief dance and after one round the lord and she stopped dancing as they stood at the center of stage.