"Back." Alfarr calls walking in with bags.

"What's this about Leviathan?!" Atlas yells in his face.

"Mom, groceries." Alfarr says.

Atlas flicks his forehead and takes the bags. "You are explaining everything and then going to the elders."

After putting everything away, Alfarr shows her his new summoning tattoo. "Tell me it isn't Leviathan." Alfarr says.

"It's the seal." Atlas says.

Alfarr nods. "Pretty much. So…how's the girls' traditions going?"

"We will need to get a little more paint to start." Atlas says.

Alfarr smiles. "I hate to be the others right now. They still need to come over and deal with their traditions."

"What traditions we talking about?" Emerald asks.

Alfarr grins. "Sorry. But I'm not allowed to say."

"Come on, what is the paint for?" Emerald asks.

"I guess we can tell you that. You see, for some rituals, we paint some designs on ourselves." Alfarr says.

Cinder raises an eyebrow. "What designs?"

"It differs for events and I won't say anymore." Alfarr says.

Emerald frowns. "We are not going to be naked are we?"

"Oh no." Atlas says.

"Be highly impractical in this weather." Alfarr adds.

Cinder smiles. "And the outfits…can we wear our own personal wedding dresses?"

"The seamstresses will see to you." Atlas says.

Cinder chuckles. "I'm just saying it because the others will want to wear their own."

"Don't worry about it." Alfarr says walking over and wraps an arm around her waist.

Cinder hums and looks to him. "So…how long would the ceremony take?"

"For you girls, shouldn't be more than a few hours each. For me, with this now…hours, maybe. I am unsure. Depends on what the elders decide." Alfarr says.

Cinder raises an eyebrow confused. "So you can't marry us all at once?"

"I thought you want to keep you two marriage to me a secret from the rest of the world?" Alfarr asks.

Cinder smirks. "Let them talk. I'll take them on and I'll let them fear me."

"I mean from your former people." Alfarr says.

"Oh, them. Yeah, keep it secret until the day they are either dead or so broken they can't do anything." Cinder says.

Alfarr smiles. "Well, I think we can have it somewhere where we can move quickly enough."

"But, before that, you three need to go through the ritual." Atlas says as Emerald leans onto Alfarr.

Alfarr chuckles. "Want to teach them and everything?"

"Leave that to the ones conducting it. Now come on, time to see the elders." Atlas instructs.

Alfarr shakes his head. "And now becomes the toughest part, meeting high-ranking officials."


"So look at you." Cinder says looking at Emerald in her underwear after having been painted all over with symbols most relating to air as Cinder noticed.

Emerald frowns as she looks herself over. "We better be wearing some kind of dress. I'm not going out like this."

"I know what you mean." Cinder says wearing only her underwear as well with her own symbols painted on her.

Emerald sighs. "When do you think the others will arrive?"

"Weeks, maybe months and every moment living with Alfarr." Cinder whispers as the priestess kept chanting.

Emerald looks to her. "What do you think she's saying?"

"Chanting something about asking for purity and to bless the union. You, the regular stuff, you pray for a wedding." Cinder says.

Emerald huffs. "Ain't going to be that much purity by the end of this."

"She is asking us to get into the pool. We are to swim through the tunnel. It is supposed to purify us for the wedding." Cinder whispers before standing up.

Emerald sighs and stands up. "Let's get this over with. I like to be warm again near a fire."

Cinder nods before she and Emerald walked into the water, which to her surprise, wasn't cold.

"Let's go." Emerald said before trying to swim.

As they swam, Cinder and Emerald noticed the changes in the tunnel as it changed colors and through it, Cinder and Emerald felt lighter for some strange reason as without their knowledge, the paint was evaporating off them the further they went.

"How…much…farther?" Emerald pants as they tried to stay above the water in a little air pocket.

"I don't know." Cinder says taking a break as well.

Emerald coughs. "All this for us or all the girls?"

"I bet all of those who marry will go through this. Come on, time to continue." Cinder says.

Emerald nods and dives down with her again and continue to swim through the tunnel.

Soon they see the light and come up into a room made of jade and marble.

"So what now?" Emerald asks looking around.

"Let's get out for one." Cinder says getting out as Emerald noticed she had no paint on her anymore.

Emerald sighs and gets out as well and looks over herself. "Well, at least the paint is off."

"You feel lighter and well better than you have in a long time?" Cinder asks.

Emerald nods. "Feels like a deep tissue massage even."

"That is because of the cleansing ritual." Atlas says sitting on a chair.

Emerald stretches. "So what now?"

"You have been cleansed of your past sins. All you were before to us that was bad, is forgotten." Atlas says offering towels to them.

Emerald smiles a bit as she takes it and starts to wipe herself down. "Any more traditions?"

"A few, but a few are a feast, the traditional meeting of the family, etc." Atlas says.

Cinder smiles. "Great. So I'm guessing this was just for us."

"No. Alfarr is doing the male version and won't be home till late. The elders are doing more because he has Leviathan." Atlas explains handing Cinder the other towel.

Cinder smirks. "I'm guessing everyone will be nice to us or will they still hold resentment towards us?"

"That is what will happen. Now I have arranged for the seamstresses to see you early. I will be dealing with you while Alfarr's other godmother deals with his rituals." Atlas says.

Emerald smiles. "Yay. Let's get going."


"Ugh, how much longer?" Yang groans as she laid on the couch.

"Hard to say. We are helping where we can, but with the Minstrel council dead, everything is in chaos." Dakon says.

"Weiss, make time go faster." Yang calls.

"I can't do miracles." Weiss says annoyed as that was the tenth time she was asked that.

Ruby hums as she puts Carby on her head. "Carby, knock her out."

"Meep?" Carby asks playing innocent.

Ruby points at Yang. "Knock her out so she doesn't bother us."

"Meep?" Carby repeats.

Yang frowns at him. "You better not do anything."

"Meep." Carby says striking a pose.

Ruby hums and holds up Pyra. "Pyra, as your mother, I command you to bite your aunt's nose."

"Ruby no. We can not let him get a taste for human blood." Yang says with a hand on Pyra's nose.

Pyra croaks and tries to snap at her finger.

"Oh alright. Pyra, go get a cookie." Ruby says setting him down.

Pyra croaks and waddles off.

Blake sighs. "You think Alfarr's okay?"

"Carby is in good spirits, so I think he is fine." Yang says before Carby starts sticking his tongue out at them.

Ruby giggles. "Or maybe he's facing the taunting squad."


"It's been six months." Yang says relieved as they were leaving Minstrel. Gone was the old outfit except for her scarf. Yang now wore a more cowboy duster outfit and her hair was pulled into one long ponytail wrapped in cloth.

Ruby giggles as she skipped up. "Oh yeah. You think Alfarr will like how we changed?"

"So sis, been meaning to ask. Why did you trade away a skirt for a dress bottom when you outgrew your old skirt?" Yang asks looking at Ruby who now wore a more dress like a version of her old outfit with her hair grown a little longer.

Ruby smiles. "Simple, I thought it was time for a change and maybe a different style of movement since I grew up."

"I guess I'm not one to talk." Yang says putting on her cowboy hat.

Ruby giggles. "So what do you think? Would he like our new looks?"

"I'm sure he will." Yang says.

Blake smiles as she feeds Pyra who was now the size of a dog. "You think he would like mine?"

"I am sure he will." Yang says smiling.


"That is the last of them." Alfarr says stabbing the katana into the bird on the mountain road.

Cinder hums. "Still bummed we waited until they had their chance?"

"No." Alfarr says looking to the giant snake that Chevalier had slain with Cinder and Emerald's guardians.

Emerald smiles. "So…you're not bummed at all? You would wait until what we wanted?"

"Yeah. Besides, we just exterminated two major headaches and claimed this mountain pass for now." Alfarr says.

Cinder smirks. "You know, I was wondering, where's the honeymoon spot?"

"Honeymoon?" Alfarr asks at the foreign concept.

Emerald leans over. "It's basically where the newlyweds go to enjoy their life. Usually a vacation spot. Does your village have anything like that?"

"No. I mean until a few years ago we didn't even really know if there was anything else out there. So where would we go that wasn't dangerous?" Alfarr asks holding her.

Cinder chuckles. "I mean like do you have a special building only for newlyweds that is in a safe spot or do you just go back home to live normally?"

"No…besides the hot spring." Alfarr says.

Cinder hums. "We have to fix that."

"Well with this, we can start expanding, even if a bit." Alfarr says.

Emerald smirks. "Do you think the others might have something?"

"I don't know." Alfarr says before kissing her.

Cinder leans over. "Where's mine?"

"Come over here and get it." Alfarr says.

Cinder giggles and hugs him before kissing him as Emerald taps her finger on his shoulder. "Do you think he can handle two at once?"

"I'm holding you both, aren't I?" Alfarr asks.

"What's next?" Cinder asks.

"Well, we got eggs for both the predators. I bet that we can sell them to a merchant and some rich person will either buy them to have an exotic pet or to eat." Alfarr says.

Emerald smiles. "Can we keep them?"

"…fine. You are my wives so I will allow it." Alfarr says after a pause and internal debate.

Cinder chuckles. "Thank you, honey."

'Where are we going to put them…can we even build an aviary?' Alfarr thinks.

Emerald grins. "I can't wait until these guys hatch."

"Let's go. It will storm in a few days." Alfarr says.

Cinder chuckles. "So…you feeling a bit happy we are with you in an unofficial marriage for now?"

"Not yet. Remember, you agreed to get married in secret after informing the other six?" Alfarr asks.

Cinder hums. "I did. But still, we are somewhat married after the trouble you went through…do you have to go through it again when the others come?"

"Oh no. They will have to do it, though." Alfarr says.

Emerald blinks. "Alfarr, why are you staying away from us when we try to sleep in the same bed with you? I mean it's not the wedding yet."

"Well, we will be sharing. All six others will be living with us." Alfarr says.

"But where is the question. Can your home actually hold all of us?" Cinder asks leaning on him.

"Yes, they were all made to hold entire families. Cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents." Alfarr says.

"Oh, this is going to be a weird family reunion." Emerald jokes.

"So the rest will stay in the guest houses that have been built." Alfarr says.

Cinder smirks. "But what about your room? You may need to accommodate more than two from now on."

"Oh hush you tease." Alfarr says.

Cinder gives a hurt look. "Aw. Don't you want both of us? After all we went through?"

Alfarr smirks and smacks her rear.

Cinder jumps and gives him a playful glare. "Oh, you are paying for that when we get back."

"Maybe I won't." Alfarr says letting go of Emerald.

Emerald smirks to him. "And me?"

"Vengeance shall be mine." Cinder says playfully glaring at her.

Emerald steps away. "All yours."

"Come on girls." Alfarr says.

Emerald giggles and quickly walks ahead. "Don't pounce him Cinder."

"Carry me." Cinder says.

Alfarr quickly picks her up and holds her in his arms. "Good enough?" He asks following.

"On your back." Cinder says.

Alfarr raises an eyebrow. "You sure? I can carry you like this and you don't need to do anything."

"Don't second guess me." Cinder instructs.

Alfarr sighs. "Fine." He said putting her down. "Get on."

"Good husband." Cinder says.

Alfarr shakes his head as she gets on his back. "Don't pull. And don't think it would be a regular thing. I can't do this every day."

Cinder smirks evilly, hearing a challenge.

Alfarr shakes his head as he tries to follow Emerald. "How much do you girls love me?"

"I wouldn't be here if I didn't want you to be mine." Cinder says before rubbing his ear as Emerald loads the eggs on a sled.

Alfarr looks to her. "What do you like?"

"Nuh uh, I am saving that for that night." Cinder says stroking his face.

Alfarr smiles more. "Well, you better bring your best."

Emerald chuckles. "Why do you keep stroking his face?"

"I like to tease him." Cinder simply says.

Alfarr smiles. "Well, I'm starting to love it. I would have kept slapping your hand away if we never got together like this."

"Oh, he cares Emerald." Cinder says as Emerald finishes loading the eggs and secures them.

Emerald grins. "Maybe I have to start something with him. You are stroking his face constantly so I should have one of my own."

"Slow down there. You have gotten more sexual since we arrived or were you just suppressing it?" Cinder asks.

"Can't concentrate on my illusions if I have this on my mind." Emerald said getting on the sled.

"Let's go." Alfarr says getting on the sled before it starts moving from the wolves pulling it.

Cinder giggles. "So…any dinner planned?"


"We have more shrimp." Alfarr says cooking the shrimp.

Cinder licks her lips. "Can't wait."

Emerald chuckles. "Didn't you say that you can't wait and were demanding him to feed you?"

"I want him to feed me. Literally, I want him to put the food in my mouth." Cinder says smirking before they hear an engine.

Alfarr sighs. "It's time. Getting way too close. Can't believe it's about time to have our new life."

"Emerald, let's head up. Alfarr, make extra." Cinder says.

Alfarr nods. "Short kiss goodbye?" He asks smirking.

"No time." Cinder says dragging a whining Emerald away while Alfarr laughs.

Alfarr sighs as he continues cooking and grabs more pots. "At least I will…" He stops as he hears the doors slam open. "See t…hem…" He stopped as a few girls came around the corner and see him. "You have to be kidding me."

"He already has dinner ready for us girls." Coco calls.

Alfarr raises an eyebrow. "Coco?"

"Yep." Coco says pulling down her thin-rimmed sunglasses as she wore a long dark orange trenchcoat and a heavy coat underneath as she wore some long and heavy cargo pants with combat boots.

Alfarr blinks. "So…if you changed…then the others…?"

"You can comment on them after you feed us." Coco says walking up before kissing him.

Alfarr smiles and kisses her back as he hugs her. "I missed you."

"Aw, that is cute." Reese says.

Alfarr looks up and sees Reese and May leaning on the counter as May sniffs the cooking shrimp. "One, don't sniff it that much. Too much oily smell. And two, you might not want to get too close." Alfarr said as he looks over Reese's new clothes of a regular loose shirt and tight pants while wearing sneakers, yet still wearing the pads and had her hair grow out longer. "Wow, I missed a lot…again." He said looking to May's new outfit of a sports bra and some short leggings while still having the same sneakers, but lost the beanie and let her hair flow out a little longer. "Many things missed."

"Yeah. May prefers a scouting helmet in combat now." Reese says as Weiss looks over the house.

Alfarr blinks and looks to Weiss wandering in. "Um…" He tries to say as he looks over Weiss's simple dress as her hair was now cut short. "Did everyone change or is it just me?"

"Oh , these are mostly casual clothes. Me and sis wear these into combat." Yang says walking in.

Alfarr tries to speak at Yang's new clothes as well. "I…um…"

Yang chuckles. "Hey. Great to see you again. What's cooking because I think someone is quite hungry." She said before a red blur passes by her and runs straight for Alfarr.

"Oh shit." Alfarr quickly said before being pounced on. "Pyra…so heavy…ouch." He said from behind the counter.

"He has gotten big." Ruby says before she and Yang were swarmed by the wolves.

Alfarr chuckles as he sits up and pets Pyra's nose. "Not so fun now huh?" He asks smirking as he looks over Ruby's new clothes.

"Too many pouches." Ruby says laughing as she hugs the one she could.

Alfarr shakes his head before looking around. "And Blake?"

"She is outside still. Blake, get in here!" Yang calls.

"Are the wolves gone?! I checked the barn and they are not there!" Blake calls back.

"They in here on Yang and Ruby." Coco calls.

"You have to be kidding!" Blake calls as they hear her walk in. "Can you call them off for a bit?" They hear her from around the corner.

Alfarr whistles and the wolves back off.

Blake peeks around the corner before slowly walking in as she kept an eye on the wolves. "This might be tough when this is over."

"Pack, bow to the queen." Alfarr jokes and the wolves actually bow to Blake.

Blake blinks confused. "Um…?"

"I taught them a new trick. Now let me get a good look at you." Alfarr says.

Blake smiles a bit as she crosses her arms. "Take all you want." She said as she wore almost the same clothes except for losing her blouse and just wearing a black short cut shirt and wrappings around her arms while having a black leather gauntlet and having a white see through skirt that extends from the bottom of her shirt and long black leggings where she had a bag strapped to her waist and leg and some paddings on her knees. "Besides, we're wondering what you did while you were here."

"Mostly going through the rituals and hunting down the predators of the pass…so why did you lose the ribbon?" Alfarr asks.

Blake smiles. "Didn't feel the need to hide."

"…hum…there is something else you girls should know." Alfarr says nervously.

Ruby giggles as she stands up and holds a wolf in her arms as it licks her cheek. "What is it?"

"Cinder talked the elders into marrying me." Alfarr says.

They all stopped and stared at him as Ruby drops the wolf and makes it yelp. "So…where is she?" Ruby asks tapping her foot.

"Wait, I am not done." Alfarr says.

Coco raises an eyebrow. "And what is the rest?"

"She roped her subordinate into this. The one with illusion powers." Alfarr says.

"Are you kidding? Both of those two?" Yang asks a bit miffed.

"I don't mind. They were really nice." Ruby piped up.

"Yeah, no getting out of it either. They both went through the rituals and traditions…speaking of which." Alfarr says nervously.

Coco facepalmed. "We have to go through a few days of traditions, don't we?"

Alfarr smirks before he smells the shrimp starting to get overcooked.

May shakes her head as Alfarr quickly moves the shrimp. "What do we have to do?"

Alfarr sighs. "Sorry. Can't tell because I don't know it. It's different for both genders and they keep it hidden. And don't bother asking Cinder and Emerald, they won't talk either."

"I see. So where are they?" Yang asks.

"Upstairs and please don't fight. We have an ice storm coming soon." Alfarr says.

Yang cracks her knuckles. "No promises." She said walking up the stairs.

"Yang." Alfarr says with authority, making her stop and smirk.

"Wow, Alfarr being commanding." Ruby said smiling at the thoughts of what he can do.

"Me like." Yang says walking down.

Alfarr blinks. "Excuse me?" He asks backing up a bit.

"Alfarr, shrimp is getting overcooked." May reminds, getting him to the food.

Alfarr shakes his burning hands as the pot sizzles and he leaves it to the side before feeling a hug from behind and looks to see Yang holding him. "Um…care to let go?"

"Want some help?" Yang offers.

Alfarr was about to deny before thinking to how she might march up the stairs. "Sure. Can you get the shell off? Watch the juice, they burn open skin."

"Alright." Yang says grabbing a knife as they heard Blake yelp as the wolves dogpiled her.

Alfarr clears his throat. "Yang, can you let me go? I need to handle other things." He asks trying to move around her arms reaching past him.

"Alright." Yang says before smacking his rear as she pulls away to help.

Alfarr frowns as he walks away and goes over to Blake and pulls her up. "Feeling better?" He asks smirking at her mess up hair.

"Hey." Yang says annoyed and pouts cutely.

Alfarr keeps smirking. "Come on Blake. I'll show you to your room so you can fix yourself up."

"Food first you." Blake says pushing him back into the kitchen.

Alfarr raises an eyebrow as she kept pushing him. "Are you sure? I mean your hair is really messed up."

"Food you and then I might be in a better mood." Blake says.


As they were setting the table, Alfarr snuck away to get a fishing rod.

"What are you doing?" Blake asks.

"Oh, Blake. I am not doing anything." Alfarr says quickly.

Blake rushes after him. "You're not getting away that easy."

Alfarr suddenly stops and catches Blake mid-jump.

Blake blinks. "Have you been training while away here?"

"Yep." Alfarr says holding her.

Blake looks to him with a blank look. "Put me down."

Alfarr only smirked before kissing her.

Blake smiles into the kiss and wraps her arms around him before pulling away. "What was that for?"

"Never got to kiss you since you arrived." Alfarr says.

Blake chuckles. "You really missed us, didn't…are you feeling around for a tail?" She asks smirking.

"Nope, I know you don't have one. Now come on and show me the love." Alfarr says.

Blake grins. "Only if you keep your hands in the right place." She said before kissing him again.

"Someone couldn't wait." Reese says in a singsong voice.

Blake smirks to her. "You'll get yours. Now if you'll excuse me." She said before going back to kissing Alfarr.

"Should we get the other two?" Reese asks.

Alfarr holds up a finger before snapping them and the wolves quickly stand up and run off upstairs as he kept holding and kissing Blake. "Okay, okay. We get it. We're coming down. Starving as…same some for us." Cinder said coming down and seeing the two.

"You!" Yang yells.

Cinder waves and smiles. "Hello. How's the meal?"

"I'm going to show you w…" Yang was suddenly cut off by Coco.

"Save it." Coco says.

Ruby cheers as she runs over and hugs Cinder and Emerald. "Hi, you two. You got here first huh?"

"You're six months late." Cinder says pushing her off.

Ruby smirks. "We would have come over sooner, but we had to deal with a country after you guys destroyed our tower."

"That wasn't us." Cinder says.

Ruby shrugs. "It was someone. So…how much do you like him?" She asks pointing over to Alfarr still kissing Blake.

"Emerald, I leave this to you." Cinder says.

Emerald raises an eyebrow as Cinder walks over to the table and grabs herself a plate. "What do you want to know?"

"So how did you get roped into this?" Ruby asks.

Emerald reaches behind her and takes out her green fox. "One of them, the most really."

"Oh you too?" Ruby asks bringing out her own.

Emerald smiles. "Yeah. Cinder made one of her own."

"Blake, give him a rest and eat." Coco says.

Blake giggles as she pulls away. "Sure. But he had more catnip."

"Not this time. You're just frisky." Alfarr says.

Blake pokes his chest. "You better give me catnip later."

"Maybe I will or maybe I won't." Alfarr says playfully.

Blake huffs. "Tease."

Alfarr chuckles. "You know you love it. Excuse me." He said walking away and gives a ruffle on both Ruby and Emerald as he walks past them.

"So what can we expect for the rituals he is going to make us go through?" Weiss asks.

"Well, one involves you to be just in your underwear." Cinder says smirking.

Some of them blush at that. "And?" Yang asks frowning.

"Not telling you anything else." Cinder says.

Ruby smiles. "It can't be that bad. I can do it."

"Same." May said grinning.

"I got the bread." Alfarr says coming back.

"Don't get your perverted head in a twist." Yang warns to May.

May giggles. "Relax, I won't be doing anything naughty…well…to you girls." She said smirking to Alfarr.

"I won't be there. Women only." Alfarr says.

May grins more. "Then I guess we can have private time alone after it."

"Hold your dust engine girl. We have to wait for the wedding." Yang says.

"Nope. That thing will always be stoking hot and Alfarr is the conductor." May said smirking.

"What is up with you? You seem desperate to get it now." Coco asks.

May shrugs. "Just the way I am girlfriend. Besides, Alfarr's so much fun."

"Alright settle down." Alfarr says going for the butter.

Reese leans over. "You know you have to deal with this every day after the wedding."

"I know." Alfarr says wrapping an arm around her.

Reese raises an eyebrow. "How are you going to deal with us?"

"Taking it all one day at a time." Alfarr says.

Reese tilts her head. "And me specifically?"

"You will find out my skater girl." Alfarr says.

Reese smiles. "I better or I will come after you."

"You will come to me either way." Alfarr teases.

Reese giggles. "You are a tease."

"I learned from you guys." Alfarr says.