and if something in her deepest consciousness fidgeted , wondering why he had n't exactly asked her to be part of his future , it settled back into serenity with the certainty that he soon would ... . < br/ > looking light-years beyond spectacular in his crown-prince uniform , colored the deep crimson and gold of castaldini 's crest , he walked up to the king , knelt on one knee , recited the oath , barely gave benedetto time to tap his shoulder with the scepter before rising , turning around and thanking everyone for coming , clearly telling them all to scoot .