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*A month before the wedding* Raoul shook his head. He wasn't ready to get married, but when was a man EVER ready? He stood on the balconey of his room in House Goldenlake in the capitl of Corus. The sunwas just about to rise.BRBR
Taisa stirred and awoke, putting on a robe to join her betrothed. "What is bothing you?" she asked, laying a hand on his arm.BRBR
"For some reason, I feel something will go wrong, but I don't know what," he replied as he kissed her forehead.BRBR
"Cythera and Gary were married a month ago. Nothing went wrong then," she said reasonably.BRBR
"But after all that has happened; the Carthak raiders, StormWings, and that student of Numair's, how will we be sure all will remain sane?BRBR
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*A week before the wedding* Tai thought as she was fitted for her dress. A lovely thing, made of white silk with silver embroidery. She looked at the engagement ring she had gotten-a large diamond on a silver band. She sighed.BRBR
"Daydreaming again, sister?" Cythera of Naxen teased her sister-in-law. The two had become good friends. She heard giggling from the others in the room' Queen Thayet, Lady Alanna, her mother and young Daine. The little dragon, Skysong came over to her, and grabbed her hand.BRBR
"Like my ring?" she asked the scaled creature softly. Kitten looked at her with an intrigued glance and chirped. The diamond began to glow. "Did you know she could do that?" Tai asked Daine.BRBR
"No, mum. But dragons have their own magic, Numair told me. The young are born learnin' spells." The curly-haired girl looked so forlorn, Tai's heart almsot broke.BRBR
"I barely know you, Daine, but I would love for you to be a bridesmaid at my wedding." Kitten turned grey and began to stalk off. "And skysong can be a flower-girl, as long as she promises to behave." The little dragon lost her washed-out color and looked happy again.BRBR
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Raoul was with Numair, attempting to get his wedding shoes more comfortable without destroying them. "The Gift is good for something," Raoul joked. Numair smiled.BRBR
"It is amazing how a year ago I knew no practical magic whatsoever. I ahve King Jonathan to thank for that," Numair replied. Raoul stood up and suddenly was kissed by a woman. he went to kiss back and realized it wasn't Tai.BRBR
"Faye, Faye of Jesslaw? What are YOU doing here?" Raoul had been betrothed to this woman, since she had no brothers he had refuced, not wanting to leave Goldenlake, for he was an only child as well.BRBR
"I am here to win you back, my love." Faye reokied, attempting to kiss him again. He pushed her back.BRBR
"I am getting married soon. I don't love you and I never did." Raoul's head spun.BRBR
Numair came up. "Nobles don't always get a choice, girl. Respect his or I'll teach you a lesson."BRBR
"What will you do? You think you are a mage or something?"BRBR
"No, I know I am," and turned her into an end table. "Better wrap this for your wedding gift." He whistled as he walked off, Faye in hand.BRBR
"Better yet, I think I'll burn it," he called after him.BRBR
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The day wasn't going any better for Taisa. After they girls had gone to an eating establishment, they forgot to make sure Kit was with them.BRBR
"Skysong, where are you?" Daine called after their food arrived and the little dragon was nowhere to be found. Running back to the seamstress, Tai was reduced to tears as the dragon turned a pale pink.BRBR
"What did you do to the dress?" Thayet's eyes were wide. The silver garment was now glowing, and slowly turning into a piece of firewood. "Bad Kit!" Daine scolded. "I am so sorry, Lady Taisa."BRBR
"Excuse me for a second," Tai said, as she screamed into the wall of magic she had made.BRBR
*A month before the wedding* Raoul shook his head. He wasn't ready to get married, but when was a man EVER ready? He stood on the balconey of his room in House Goldenlake in the capitl of Corus. The sunwas just about to rise.BRBR
Taisa stirred and awoke, putting on a robe to join her betrothed. "What is bothing you?" she asked, laying a hand on his arm.BRBR
"For some reason, I feel something will go wrong, but I don't know what," he replied as he kissed her forehead.BRBR
"Cythera and Gary were married a month ago. Nothing went wrong then," she said reasonably.BRBR
"But after all that has happened; the Carthak raiders, StormWings, and that student of Numair's, how will we be sure all will remain sane?BRBR
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*A week before the wedding* Tai thought as she was fitted for her dress. A lovely thing, made of white silk with silver embroidery. She looked at the engagement ring she had gotten-a large diamond on a silver band. She sighed.BRBR
"Daydreaming again, sister?" Cythera of Naxen teased her sister-in-law. The two had become good friends. She heard giggling from the others in the room' Queen Thayet, Lady Alanna, her mother and young Daine. The little dragon, Skysong came over to her, and grabbed her hand.BRBR
"Like my ring?" she asked the scaled creature softly. Kitten looked at her with an intrigued glance and chirped. The diamond began to glow. "Did you know she could do that?" Tai asked Daine.BRBR
"No, mum. But dragons have their own magic, Numair told me. The young are born learnin' spells." The curly-haired girl looked so forlorn, Tai's heart almsot broke.BRBR
"I barely know you, Daine, but I would love for you to be a bridesmaid at my wedding." Kitten turned grey and began to stalk off. "And skysong can be a flower-girl, as long as she promises to behave." The little dragon lost her washed-out color and looked happy again.BRBR
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Raoul was with Numair, attempting to get his wedding shoes more comfortable without destroying them. "The Gift is good for something," Raoul joked. Numair smiled.BRBR
"It is amazing how a year ago I knew no practical magic whatsoever. I ahve King Jonathan to thank for that," Numair replied. Raoul stood up and suddenly was kissed by a woman. he went to kiss back and realized it wasn't Tai.BRBR
"Faye, Faye of Jesslaw? What are YOU doing here?" Raoul had been betrothed to this woman, since she had no brothers he had refuced, not wanting to leave Goldenlake, for he was an only child as well.BRBR
"I am here to win you back, my love." Faye reokied, attempting to kiss him again. He pushed her back.BRBR
"I am getting married soon. I don't love you and I never did." Raoul's head spun.BRBR
Numair came up. "Nobles don't always get a choice, girl. Respect his or I'll teach you a lesson."BRBR
"What will you do? You think you are a mage or something?"BRBR
"No, I know I am," and turned her into an end table. "Better wrap this for your wedding gift." He whistled as he walked off, Faye in hand.BRBR
"Better yet, I think I'll burn it," he called after him.BRBR
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The day wasn't going any better for Taisa. After they girls had gone to an eating establishment, they forgot to make sure Kit was with them.BRBR
"Skysong, where are you?" Daine called after their food arrived and the little dragon was nowhere to be found. Running back to the seamstress, Tai was reduced to tears as the dragon turned a pale pink.BRBR
"What did you do to the dress?" Thayet's eyes were wide. The silver garment was now glowing, and slowly turning into a piece of firewood. "Bad Kit!" Daine scolded. "I am so sorry, Lady Taisa."BRBR
"Excuse me for a second," Tai said, as she screamed into the wall of magic she had made.BRBR