After all...
She was the daughter of the Prime Minister.
The following evening, at a suburban villa,
Marvin arrived as promised, dressed in formal attire, with Yuniya in tow to the villa where the Duke of Ivanovich resided.
The Duke of Ivanovich had already changed into the Romanov Kingdom's banquet attire and even invited a renowned dance troupe from London. He had put in quite an effort. Seeing Marvin, he quickly came forward to greet him, "Prime Minister!"
His voice was loud, attracting the attention of the other guests—nobles from London, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, all mixed together. This was not a clearly factional gathering.
When they realized the Prime Minister indeed came as the invitation had promised, they relaxed a lot, assured that the Duke of Ivanovich had not deceived them.
The Prime Minister's willingness to accept the invitation indicated that these exiled nobles had offered a sufficiently significant stake to prove their worth.