Book the Third of the Alliance Trilogy: Holy Matrimony?
A/N: And here we are, in the last of the Alliance stories. Hopefully, this one will be adequately funny, and entertaining enough for my dear readers. You've been with me from the start, and I hope you'll stay for this (most likely not) last adventure of Lute and company. Enjoy!
Prologue: An Invitation
"An invitation?" asked Lute, the crown prince of the country of Xenos. He was in the sitting room adjacent to his chambers. He stared at the messenger in surprise.
"Thank goodness," breathed his wife, Princess Cassandra, from beside him. "I was afraid that they needed help again or something."
Lute nodded at her in agreement and turned back to the Hylian guardsman who had been sent with a message from the King of Hyrule. It was the same guard who had been sent a year prior, when Lute (a former suitor of Hyrule's Crown Princess Zelda) had been asked to come to Hyrule in order to rescue Princess Zelda, who'd been kidnapped by first two bumbling, ransom-hungry young men, and then the Sage of Light, Rauru. The guard had some sort nasal problem, for he sniffed incessantly.
"An invitation to what?" asked Lute.
The guard sniffed, cleared his throat, and opened the scroll that he held in his hands. "It is an invitation to the wedding of Her Grace Princess Zelda and Link, the Hero of Time, which will be held in two weeks."
"Well, it's about time they got married!" exclaimed Cassandra. "They've only been engaged two years."
"Yeah, but with our luck, we'll probably be dragged into something or other while we're there," Lute said with a sigh.
Cassandra fiddled with her sleeve. "Do you want to risk it?"
"I guess," Lute yielded, ruffling his dark hair with both hands. "Very well," he said, looking up at the guard. "Tell His Majesty King Daphnes that we'll be there for the wedding."
The guard sniffed. "Very good, Your Highness, sir. We'll be expecting you." He bowed, saluted, and marched from the room. The Xenosian guard at the door bowed and shut the door behind the Hylian guard.
"I hope everything goes all right this time," muttered Cassandra.
"I do, too," Lute agreed. "For everyone's sake."