As Daine walked through the forest with Queen Thayet , she was bombarded with questions . . .
"Who's
to be the maid of honor?"
"Well,"
replied Daine "I'm not quite sure yet," there was a pause. . . "But I'd like you
to be one of my brides maids, " Daine was getting married to Numair in seven
months.
"Eeeee!"
Thayet squealed.
"I
know what sort of dress I'd like to wear, though." It seemed as though Thayet
was more exited about Daine's wedding
than Daine was!
"Tell
me!"
"Well,
It will be a simple formfitting dress, but it will be as close as I can get to
fancy without being uncomfortable,"Daine explained that she was supposed to
meet Numair to make further arrangements, and left.
(A.N.
I know it's going slow right now but it will get better. I promise!
keep
reading!)
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Daine
found Numair dancing with an imaginary lady .Numair had closed his eyes, so
Daine slid in, took his hands, and began to dance with him.
Numair
crept closer to her, closing the space between them, and kissed her gently.
"Hello,
Numair." They stopped dancing, and sat down at the cluttered worktable.
"We
need to write invitations, this will take a while, so we best get started right
away," Numair spoke in his business-like tone.
"I'll
get started with the animals, alright?"
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"You
look beautiful, Daine," said Thayet , with a motherly tone in her voice, it was
the wedding day.
"Thank
you," Daine had tears in her eyes. The frogs began chirping, as their signal to
start the wedding. Numair was already standing at the end of the path in the
forests, under the frogs, who were all sitting on a branch, chirping away.
Thom, Alanna's son walked down the path, carrying two silver rings with Daine
and Numair's names engraved in them. Once Thom was at the end of the path, with
Numair, two starlings flew with a banner made of flowers that were woven
together. Next in the procession Onua the horse mistress, and Lindhall Reed
walked together as best man, and maid of honor. Queen Thayet, and lady Alanna
of Olau, and Pirates' Swoop, the, bridesmaids, made their way down the path,
hand in hand with the groomsmen, King Jonathan, and George.
"Oh
glory, " Daine whispered, as she saw the beautiful scene before her. She
realized that she would spend the rest of her life with the man she was marrying,
and that she would be the happiest woman in the world. Slowly, and gracefully,
trying to savor the moment, she walked down the path, Brokefang at her side.
She only wished that her mother, and father could be there. As she looked up
into the night sky she saw the faces of the Green Lady, and Wieren, and knew
that they were there looking down at her. She reached the end of the path, and
the white rabbits that had been carrying her train in their mouths hopped away
to watch the ceremony from the shelter of the trees. She straightened her
laurel crown, and she and Numair took their place before Myles of Olau, who
would act as the priest.
"Do
you, Numair Salmalin take Veralidaine Sarrasri as your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I
do"
"Then
repeat after me. With this ring, as a token of my endless love, and affection,
I thee wed," Myles looked at Numair.
"With
this ring, as a token of my endless love and affection, I be wed," Numair
looked relieved that he had made it that far.
"Good.
Do you, Veralidaine Sarrasri take Numair Salmalin to be your lawfully wedded
husband?"
"I
do," Daine replied.
"Repeat
after me. With this ring, as a token of my endless love, and affection, I thee
wed."
"With
this ring, as a token of my endless love, and affection, I thee wed."
" Then, in the name of Mithros, Minos, and Shakith, I now pronounce you Husband, and Wife. You may kiss the bride," Numair took Daine in his arms, and kissed her as if he would never let go. With animals that had come out from behind the trees, making their noises that only Daine could understand, and people cheering, Numair lifted her onto Spots, and they rode away into the moonlight.
The End