Cap. 5 - The Dinner -
The illuminated saloon was prepared about as during the most important and solemn parties that were held to the Principality. "The rule" of Gihren was to constantly maintain a high level of indisputable authority that the Zabi's had conquered. All particulars had to show the prestige and the resonance that the new Leaders possessed. The fear of the subordinates was the frame to the perfect picture that the excellent ideologist of the Principality had redrawn for the future of his Country.
The room where, for rite, the family gathered to consume the supper, was surprisingly spacious; the monumental table of oak, impeccably prepared with porcelains, crystals and silverware, made beautiful show of itself covered by a splendid tablecloth embroidered of fiandra by the slim and delicate color whipped cream.
To the center of the table, a magnificent raising towered, graven in silver, with sculptures that called the royal eagle emblem of the Principality; to the sides of the room, a perfect line of servants, attended composed the arrival of the guests and a couple of chandeliers of crystal, of great merit, illuminated to day that impressive environment.
The first one to enter was the butler, that the great portal opened wide to double fixtures to let some guests to arrange. He introduced the General of is Greater Aguille Delaz accompanied by the young daughter Melany, wound, as a fair cloudlet, in a suit of celestial tulle and the Major Ma'qube, until too refined in his black tuxedo and the inevitable scarf of silk to the last fashion, with his jaundiced complexion and the skeletal face.
Immediately after the guests, it made his entry the General Dozle and, to his arm, the consort Zenna, simple and perfect in her suit ivory empire style.
The first guests began to chat among them while the industrious servants accompanied them to the designate places.
Major Ma'qube seemed some in apprehension and nervously turned, among the fingers, a handkerchief of silk.
- Not to worry you Major, soon my sister will arrive! - Dozle also roared turned to the poor Ma'quve, while the bystanders smiled had a good time to the a little orthodox wisecrack of the General leaving in serious embarrassment the young officer.
In that same instant Garmas entered, in shirt of silk grey pearl and trousers in shade, of cold wool, and his friend Char, t showed off a separate custom blue night, blue shirt of silk and tie middle tone darker.
Many of the guests observed with curiosity both the smaller child of Degwin and his friend, particularly the black eyes of Melany shone as stars.
It was Dozle to break the ice and before the two young people arranged him it exclaimed, some amazed, turned to the smaller brother, to which it was affectionate
- So Garma, has known the 2nd Lieutenant Aznable! Well I will do the presentations of the more promising official student of Zion Academy -
The agreements turned all in the direction of Char that didn't show the least subjection in front of the eminent personalities, surrounded by the curious looks and some sceptic ones of the bystanders, limiting himself to slightly bend and politely the head
- And' is he in Your year, General? – asked loquacious Melany shaking the delicious dark hair and beating the long eyelashes
- Not to be too much intrusive Melany - the girl was taken back by the rigorous father
- You let her ask General Delaz, it is correct that the girls interest him in our young officers - it intervened proud Dozle with his thundering voice
Without nobody could feel him, Garma whispered to the ear of Char:
- My brother Dozle knows well indeed you, but…why you had not told me that? Know him is a true honor! -
- I don't believe to deserve me so much consideration Garma - it said the young blond sitting to his place - I have not shown on the field my value yet! -
I am certain that you will have …- Garma said prophetic
To that point the room hissed; on the threshold Gihren had appeared, the dry physicist bandaged in the perfect and elegant Admiral uniform, close to him, a man of meddleage advanced with a suit in grey tweed and damasked waistcoat: the banker Reynard Morris with thick white hair and the taken care beard, sight lenses in transparent metal and two deep and blue eyes; man known for his immense financial resources and for his patronage and great friendship with Zion Zum Deikun.
After the solemn and triumphal entry of the glacial Gihren, two high officers followed him; they were the bodyguards and his personal secretary Cecylia, embalmed in the uniform that mortified the her beautiful forms.
They spent few minutes when, to the entry of the saloon, Prince Degwin appeared in the ducal suit, equipped by the long mantle, accompanied by his daughter Kycilia.
The girl wore a black evening suit, in taffettà, long until the ankles that bandaged her completely, putting, for once, in prominence the forms and exalting the considerable height of her. The breast, was underlined by the neckline of the suit that left the shoulders and the back open. Kycilia had preferred, to the usual chignon, to tidy up her red hair in a soft tail that slightly covered the naked shoulder. Only jewel, to the lobes of the ears, two leaning earrings of minuscule and bright diamonds. Turning the head toward her father, while thoughtful she accompanied him to his place to the head of the table, she unconsciously made to ripple her fluffy head of hair, turning a proud look to the bystanders scrutinizing them one to one.
To her entry, Major Ma'quve observed abducted, keeping on torturing among the hands the poor handkerchief. Also the others looked at her admired and Garma turned mischievous to Char
- Seems that tonight my sister wants to make hit on someone, was never dressed up so before now, for supper! -
Char dissolved the judgment of the young Zabi
- It seems me that she wear an elegant suit, not certain sexy, and then, this doesn't seem me really an intimate and family supper - it said without half terms - Rather, the brown girl, with the blue suit, that doesn't stop getting away the eyes on you, is dressed for attracting the attention – he continued malicious
Confused, Garma turned to look at Melany that launched him a radiant smile, therefore the boy bothered the inferior lip because of his scarce observation's spirit, and he began to torture with the fingers, a lock of hair.
Major Ma'quve stirred with rapidity to throw himself to move gallantly the chair of Kycilia and to do her arrange.
It had served the first courses and the conversation was suddenly dissolved
The Prince was notoriously of thin words, Gihren sipped with wisdom every intervention of his and, the other officers, for respect and fear, preferred not to unbalance him in non pleasant judgments, Dozle ate of taste tasting every course, alone Melany spoke in a low voice with insistence. Zenna sat compote and silent, Char appeared calm and observed with attention every thing, while Garma was annoyed.
Kycilia had noticed that the mysterious friend of Garma knew how to use with too mastery every silver ware, without ever mistaking the choice, non easy thing for that table prepared to the perfection, in which however, over halves the sat guests, quietly confused the spoon of the soup with that of the dessert. Besides he had been the only one to correctly put back the silver wares of the creamy dessert on the saucer rather than in the bowl.
Then, all of a sudden, while Gihren turned him to Mr. Morris to ask him his opinion on the development of the new station of transit for the Jupiter Energy Fleet., the girl had the impression to gather a strange look of agreement that the elderly banker had exchanged with the young blond.
- Today we have completed a further footstep before toward the definitive independence of the colonies and for the glory of Zion - Gihren pronounced with pride his words raising a wine glass of crystal - This afternoon our capable scientists have begun the production of mass of the M.S.-06 Zaku II and to the planning of a new heavy cruiser -
- And' comforting when you say brother - it thundered Dozle - so, we won't have some obstacle on the way of the success -
- The Zakus II will be overcome soon by other experimental models, but they allow the production of mass because to smaller cost of first subjects that they could be scarce in case of conflict - all fixed with amazement the young blond that, by the side most distant of the table, was allowed to get in the discourse among the two big pieces of the Principality - Besides they will be fundamental both the cruisers that the aircraft carrier endowed with offensive characteristics for the transport of a precious load: the mobile-suits. The ships prototype are exceptional, but few are the commanders able to use it full the potentialities. As the pilots are limited able to use the excellent agility of the MS -
- We have special Corps, second Lieutenant Aznable, and we are training them in the best way - Kycilia intervened caustic -
- It is not only matter of training in the laboratory Heighness - Char continued calm to defend his theses, surprising the bystanders and the same Garma, that feared a hostile judgment in his comparisons because of the impetuousness and of the conceitedness of the friend.
-… and her thing proposes? – asked sharp and ironic the Princess
- To invest on studies related to the mental control and to the development of faculty extrasensoriali that preannounces a new age for umanity. Also his Majesty Ghiren has prophesied "The theory of the superior race" in his proclamation-continued Char
Ghiren stayed in silence but he was not sorry at all the reference to his ideology.
- Therefore you believe that some individual, endowed with particular powers, can be of help?- Kycilia asked with alive interest
- Probably they will be conclusive if there will be to win a war! - the sentence of Char didn't admit replicas and left all interdicts
- I have the impression that the new rampant students of Our Real Academy are some overexcited ones from these matters all to show – Major Ma'quve intervened with resentment and sarcasm rather bothered by the interest that the new guest had usually aroused in the inscrutable unfriendly and proud Princess.
- However it is not said that there will be a war! - Garma said with decision, intervening for the first time in the discourse.
All the agreements found out place his words but each dipped in the tasting of the last course, every lost in their thoughts.