Zipping over to the royal residence was not something that commoners could just do on a whim. Because Kevin was the only one knighted, he had to lead the family. He was the one that spoke to the chamberlain after being let in by a servant that was told to expect them. From there, they were led to a sitting room. It was a bit cramped with the sheer number of people there. Each of the 8 members had family that wanted to see this. The Idut Family was by far the largest. Evan was only the second child in his family. He had a younger brother and older beta sister. His mother was also there. The alphas were not only children either, but they only had their alpha siblings if they had them and their parents with them. They did not think this was the place for the lower ranked omegas of the family. Maybe they had a point. After serving them some tea and finger sandwiches, they were left there. They kept to themselves for the most part. The alphas members had no interest in the omega members. That had soured the opinions of the alpha family of the omegas. So awkward.
Once we were summoned to the grand hall, there was a bit of a crowd. The high ranking members of court that also had residences in the western section to the country were here. So were journalists and cameras. This was an exceptionally rare event. Usually knighthood were reserved for soldiers of high distinction and politicians sent to the Upper House of the nations legislature. However, this was a novel situation. The 8 members of the national tennis team had brought honor and glory to the nation these last few months. The king was sat on a throne. It was more humble than the one in the capitol, but this was a here for a humble purpose. King Terryon built this palace to interface with the farmers here. It was said he took many concubines from the region as well. It was also a great place to get away from the intrigue of the court politics. There were palaces and smaller estates for different purposes built in all 5 regions of the country. King Terryon also built cottages for several concubines as he would come to visit on trips to collect taxes or raise levies for a war.
Quickly focusing on the matter at hand, Anna watched as the king called the members of the national tennis team forward. They approached the throne until they were told to kneel. The Burke Cup trophy was in the throne room as well on a stand. "What a wonderful trophy you all have won. It is an honor to host it in these halls. You have done me and your countrymen proud. I am a magnanimous lord. One that loves to reward success. As a reward for this victory, I was induct you into a new fraternal order of knights. You will be known as the Knights of the Cup. As the first class of inductees, you will be tasked with scouting and endorsing the growth of sportsmanship in the country." he pronounced on the throne. They would basically be the forward facing ambassadors of sports in Breaca. Figureheads with no power, they would just look pretty for cameras whenever a decently sized sporting event was going on. The 4 Idut brothers could all handle that. A servant gave the king a ceremonial blade. He made them swear the oaths of loyalty before dubbing the 8 knights.
