"You cannot possess me for I am a free creature of the stars and the moon,

Not bound to the earth but as bright and glowing as the sun.

You cannot command me because only gravity can keep me contained,

But I can promise to always orbit you as my centre of everything."

Luc paused his speech as the evening wind whipped up, their hands joined with a red ribbon wrapped around said hands, the sight of his bride with her hair flying up like a halo too beautiful for him to endure without a pause to breathe though his pride.

"I shall serve you, I shall drip the sweetest honey into your mouth" Rhia replied nervously, Ianto mouthing the words for her as he stood with his back to the people watching "And it will taste all the sweeter as we both lick my fingers."

"I pledge that it shall be your name I cry in the dark and your eyes I seek on the morn" Luc grinned, "I offer the first bite of my meat, the first sip from my chalice and my last dying breath."

"Oh Luc" she sighed happily, then she recovered with a soft clearing of Ianto's throat, "I will be a shield on your back, even as you are the sword in my hand."

Jack snorted, as he always did when they rehearsed that part and Ianto resisted the urge to turn and glare at him.

Luc glowed as he puffed out his chest "I shall not slander you or hear bad of your name, any arguments will be private and not released to the ears of others, my flesh is your flesh."

Ianto nodded and he stepped forward, the red ribbon biding their hands now tied in a tight knot by Ianto as the priestess looked on with a nod of satisfaction.

"The goddess watches" the Priestess called out as she raised a hand to the moon that was now visible in the half light, "The god, he bows."

She motioned to the sunset as it started to light up the sky, "A man must bow to his wife or he can never rest!"

There was soft laughter and Luc jiggled impatiently, the Priestess scolding softly in their tongue as Ianto took a sharp breath and looked at her more closely.

"Rose?" he whispered but the woman was already talking again, her hands flapping as she crowed.

"Behold! These bindings are not to constrict or confine them, this is to show that their bond is unending, tight and snug while at the same time…" she sliced the ribbon with a knife, "Not needed to be visible to be in place. Their hearts will feel the ribbons as they hold their hearts together always!"

Everyone cheered as Ianto took a deep breath and turned to face them, his head high.

"I have witnessed Luc's love for Rhiannon, I have witnessed the binding of their souls. I now witness the joining of our hearths, homes and blood. Anyone wants to challenge this bond, come to me first but have your mate ready for your burial!" Ianto called out and feet stomped, sticks banged and more than one cat-like wail filled the air in response so Ianto threw his head back and let out a roar that echoed across the distant waves.

They cheered.

"OK love?" Jack asked as they walked to the evening feast.

"Tired, I want my own bed" Ianto sighed, "I want a big bubble bath and I want to wash my hair. I want your dick inside me and I want to fall asleep in your arms."

"Oh darling" Jack smiled softly, "Let's blow this after we eat, yeah? The kids are fine, Lin can come home to Mama and we will have a night off. Byrd and Gray are happy with Owen and Tosh, Rhys and Andy seem to have got over their shock and are mingling nicely, although that old bird keeps following Rhys about making Andy nervous."

"She does seem to be measuring him."

"Asked me for you" Jack smiled, "I explained that I don't share and she seemed to have gone for the next yummy. Poor Rhys, not enjoying the husky interest."

"It helps that he keeps his son stuck against him like a shield" Ianto laughed as he yawned, "I really need that seeing to."

"Always lover" Jack laughed, "So bossy."

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And so ends this segment of madness, the Christmas special to come next.