Chapter 4: Before The Wedding
The last chapter was sort of a side story. And Cloud liked Freedom, she sort of took him on as her son (for Starwolf Magic). Anyway, this is the wedding chapter (duh). But wait-isn't it kind of soon for them to get married? It's only chapter four! Well, we'll see....
*Lady of the Wolves
Daine woke up covered in sweat. "It's the sixth of June," she muttered weakly. Today she was getting married! Kitten leaped into her lap and chirped happily. "Yes, today's the day, Kit," she whispered as she got up. There were trunks all over her floor; servants would take them to Numair's rooms during their honeymoon.
The Wildmage danced around the room, then glanced down at her clock. On cue, her bridesmaids pounded on the door. "Get up! You've got to get married today, remember?" Alanna shouted, as Onua and Thayet squealed happily. Daine was getting married in the afternoon, but who knew how long it would take?
"One second," she called as she dressed and, scooping Kitten up, left to get ready for her wedding.
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Daine's dress was made of shining white silk with a full skirt. The top part had no sleeves, just part that went around her shoulders. The train was long and flowing. Her veil was secured by jeweled pins in her hair. A section of her curls were secured with a diamond ornament in a knot, but the rest framed her shoulders. Shiny gloves came up past her elbows. She looked incredible.
"You look perfect," Alanna whispered, patting her on the back. Onua and Thayet were crying happily, and Daine didn't trust herself to speak. She just nodded. Kitten chirped her approval and the Wildmage picked her up and hugged her. "The carriage is here!" Alanna cried. The women had been getting ready at Lalasa's dress shop, where Daine and her bridesmaids' dresses had been made. A carriage was taking them to the meadow where she would wed Numair.
Daine allowed a footman to assist her into the carriage, then turned pale. "I can't do it," she whispered, her face a deathly pale and her voice shaking. She leapt out of the carriage and clutched her face with her hands.
"No, Daine! Come on, lass!" Alanna cried, trying to hold onto her arm while Daine breathed raggedly and tried to get away.
"I can't do it!" she said over and over. Thayet and Onua tried to comfort her. Alanna laughed.
"I did the exact same thing, dear. But your ladd-buck will be waiting if we don't hurry!" Her other two friends glared at the Lioness, who shrugged, adjusting her light blue gown.
"But I can't!" Daine cried, her eyes wild.
Alanna smiled wryly. "Fine. I'll ask the question: Do you love Numair?"
Daine sighed. "Of course, you dolt. Gee, you had to ask that!" This time she didn't protest as the footman helped her into the carriage. Much.
The last chapter was sort of a side story. And Cloud liked Freedom, she sort of took him on as her son (for Starwolf Magic). Anyway, this is the wedding chapter (duh). But wait-isn't it kind of soon for them to get married? It's only chapter four! Well, we'll see....
*Lady of the Wolves
Daine woke up covered in sweat. "It's the sixth of June," she muttered weakly. Today she was getting married! Kitten leaped into her lap and chirped happily. "Yes, today's the day, Kit," she whispered as she got up. There were trunks all over her floor; servants would take them to Numair's rooms during their honeymoon.
The Wildmage danced around the room, then glanced down at her clock. On cue, her bridesmaids pounded on the door. "Get up! You've got to get married today, remember?" Alanna shouted, as Onua and Thayet squealed happily. Daine was getting married in the afternoon, but who knew how long it would take?
"One second," she called as she dressed and, scooping Kitten up, left to get ready for her wedding.
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Daine's dress was made of shining white silk with a full skirt. The top part had no sleeves, just part that went around her shoulders. The train was long and flowing. Her veil was secured by jeweled pins in her hair. A section of her curls were secured with a diamond ornament in a knot, but the rest framed her shoulders. Shiny gloves came up past her elbows. She looked incredible.
"You look perfect," Alanna whispered, patting her on the back. Onua and Thayet were crying happily, and Daine didn't trust herself to speak. She just nodded. Kitten chirped her approval and the Wildmage picked her up and hugged her. "The carriage is here!" Alanna cried. The women had been getting ready at Lalasa's dress shop, where Daine and her bridesmaids' dresses had been made. A carriage was taking them to the meadow where she would wed Numair.
Daine allowed a footman to assist her into the carriage, then turned pale. "I can't do it," she whispered, her face a deathly pale and her voice shaking. She leapt out of the carriage and clutched her face with her hands.
"No, Daine! Come on, lass!" Alanna cried, trying to hold onto her arm while Daine breathed raggedly and tried to get away.
"I can't do it!" she said over and over. Thayet and Onua tried to comfort her. Alanna laughed.
"I did the exact same thing, dear. But your ladd-buck will be waiting if we don't hurry!" Her other two friends glared at the Lioness, who shrugged, adjusting her light blue gown.
"But I can't!" Daine cried, her eyes wild.
Alanna smiled wryly. "Fine. I'll ask the question: Do you love Numair?"
Daine sighed. "Of course, you dolt. Gee, you had to ask that!" This time she didn't protest as the footman helped her into the carriage. Much.