Now that Raven had become King Raven of the Pearl Kingdom – the youngest monarch ever, across all five kingdoms, at the young age of twelve (the previous record was a legendary queen aged fifteen) – the people of the Pearl Kingdom were very happy, especially since Regent Prince Yuki was also in the picture, and Regent Prince Yuki enjoyed a good name amidst the public.
Head Sage Yue, too, was quite relieved.
"Congratulations, children," he said to Raven and Yuki both, his pale eyes shining with pride.
"Thank you, Father," Raven said, smiling slightly. He was not entirely unhappy with the situation, somehow – although he feared that Mana may not be very pleased. He glanced nervously at where Mana and his family members from both the Emerald Kingdom as well as the Obsidian Kingdom and the Sapphire Kingdom were seated. Mana caught his eyes and waved cheerfully at him, showing him a thumbs up gesture that he had learnt was a positive action showing 'like' or 'good job'.
