CHAPTER THIRTYThe moment Lothaire saw the intended wedding dress, he knew that the phoenix would burst into flames just at the sight of it. It was indeed an Avadierish dress, and it stated to the whole of the Land of the Phoenix, Your country’s future is now in our control. Even to someone who had no allegiance to the Land of the Phoenix, and was an Avadierish himself, Lothaire felt uncomfortable looking at the blue-and-white dress. Four hundred years ago, his people would never have dreamed of taking over half the world. As the phoenix, Lothaire said calmly, “I will wear my mother’s wedding dress if you try to force me into that thing.” Everyone in the room froze and stared at him. Lothaire met the eyes of the head designer and silently dared her to argue. Only the females in the phoe

