Meanwhile, at the northern edge of the city, a car pulled up in front of a large, ornate gate. Stepping out of the car were four women who walked over to the gate. On the side, there was a button with a screen next to it; below it was an inscription that read:

DUNBAR ESTATE

IF YOU HAVE BUSINESS, PLEASE USE BUZZER

After ringing the buzzer, an image of a much older man appeared on the screen.

"Can I help you?" He said.

"We're here for the wedding." The first woman said. "I'm Theo's fiancée, Carolyn."

"Just a moment."

A loud buzzing noise went off followed by the gate opening. The four women then made their way up the cobblestone path until they came across the door of a large mansion. Carolyn knocked on the door twice. After a few moments, the door opened to reveal the immense foyer of the house: A long, carpeted area leading to an immense stairway that stopped midway and split off into two separate stairways. Along the walls were pictures of the entire Dunbar family that went back for generations. At the end of the room up the stairs was a larger than life painting of the Eternal Patriarch himself: William Dunbar III.

Just then, the man from before came up to them.

"Ah, Miss Garrett, so nice of you to come. I'm Alan, Master Dunbar's head butler." He said. "Who are these fine ladies?"

"My bridesmaids, Sir." Carolyn said. "So where are the others?"

"Master Theo and Master Ethan are out in the gardens preparing for the ceremony." Alan said. "As I recall, you both decided on not seeing each other before the ceremony."

"That's right."

"Will and Master Jonah are out in the hunting grounds looking for the wedding dinner."

"Surely Theo told them I'm a vegetarian." Carolyn said.

"Oh, but they aren't." Alan said smiling. "In the meantime, may I show you around?"


Meanwhile, in the woods outside the mansion, an elk was passing by about to take a drink at a nearby stream. As it bent its head down to lick up the stream, a loud bang went off scaring away the rest of the fauna, while the elk collapsed bleeding from the head.

"Way to go, Johah!" Will shouted to his brother, who was sitting on a tree holding a pistol. "We're feasting tonight!"

"Still 100% accuracy." Jonah said climbing down. "Now help me carry this carcass to the kitchen, Carrie should be here soon."

"And by help you, you mean I do all the labor while you just walk behind and boss me around."

"Right." Jonah said. "Now get to work."

At the gardens, Theo and Hannibal were inside a large tent getting prepared. Theo was standing in front of a mirror adjusting the bowtie on his tuxedo. He then turned to face his uncle.

"How do I look?" Theo asked.

"It's missing something." Hannibal said. "I know. You should lose the sunglasses."

"But, Uncle." Theo said. "What about my pigments?"

"Theo, this woman has known you for a long time." Hannibal said placing his hands on his nephew's shoulders. "You should know by now that she would never judge you by what your eyes look like. She loves you for who you are, that's why she's marrying you."

"You're right." Theo said taking off his sunglasses and hugging him. "Thanks, Uncle."

"I'm so proud of you." Hannibal said smiling. "If only your mother were alive this day, she would've been so happy."

Just then, one of his aides came up and whispered in his ear.

"I see." He said. "Theo, I have some business to take care of. If I'm not back in time, I apologize in advance."

"I understand." Theo said. "With Father away, someone has to take care of things."


When Will and Jonah came back, will made his way to the kitchen with the elk carcass.

"Yeah, you take care of that." Jonah said. "I'm going to try to find Carrie."

Jonah then made his way up the stairs and knocked on one of the doors. The maid of honor then opened up the door.

"Can I help you?" She asked.

"I'm looking for Carolyn." Jonah said. "Tell her Jonah's wants to see her."

"Carrie!" She shouted. "Some kid named Jonah wants to see you!"

"Little Jonah?" Carolyn shouted. "Where is he?"

She then ran out to the doorway and couldn't believe her eyes.

"Hey, Carrie." Jonah said.

"Oh my goodness!" She said hugging him. "Look at you, you've gotten so big!"

"You know this kid?" The bridesmaid asked.

"Yeah, I used to babysit him when he was little."

"Show them our old rhyme." Jonah said.

"Let's see if I remember…" Carolyn said. "One, two, three, four, five. I once caught a fish alive."

"Six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Then I threw him back again." Jonah said.

"Why did you let him go? Because he bit my finger so." They said in unison. "Which finger did he bite? The little finger on my right."

Both of them laughed once they finished.

"Cute." The maid of honor said.

"Well, I better get ready." Carolyn said. "I'll see you at the ceremony."

"See you there."


After everything was set up, Theo was standing by the altar in the gardens. He faced the audience and saw that Hannibal was nowhere to be found while Will was sitting in the back row. Jonah, his best man, was standing by his side making sure they both looked their best. Theo then turned to the bride side and saw Carolyn's parents shedding tears of joy; Theo just smiled at them.

Immediately, the conductor tapped his baton on his music stand and queued the orchestra to play the bridal march. Carolyn then walked down the aisle with a flower girl in front of her throwing pedals on the grass. She then made her way up to the altar and faced her soon-to-be husband. The music then stopped.

"Dearly beloved." The pastor said. "We are gathered here today to join these two in holy matrimony. If any of you have any reason why these two should not wed, speak now or forever hold your peace."

Nobody spoke up.

"The rings please." The pastor said as the ring bearer brought them their rings.

"Do you, Theodore Dunbar, take Carolyn Garrett to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and health, until death do you part?"

"I do." Theo said placing a ring on Carolyn's finger.

"Do you, Carolyn Garrett, take Theodore Dunbar to be your husband, in sickness and health, until death do you part?"

"I do." Carolyn said.

"By the power vested in my be the Eternal Patriarch and the city of North Paris, I now pronounce you, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Dunbar, husband and wife." The pastor said. "You may kiss."

Theo then lifted up Carolyn's veil and the two shared a passionate kiss as the guests stood up and applauded. The two newlyweds then walked down the aisle as the guests threw rice at them. Carolyn threw her bouquet to the side as the bridesmaids scrambled for it. The couple then made their way to Theo's car and drove off, ready to spend their first day as a new couple.


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