The room was filled. At the front of the crowd on the right lining the path to Lexa's throne were the ambassadors from each clan, standing stoically. On the left was Bellamy, Raven, Abby, Lincoln and Octavia, who stood in front of several members of the ice nation delegation. At the top end of the room stood Lexa, in full commander mode, waiting expectantly.
And on her right stood Roan.
Hair pulled back out of his face, revealing his ice nation scars, clean clothes and he looked almost bored with the whole procedure. Clarke stood beside her and gave her hand a quick squeeze, before taking her place beside her mother at the end of the line closest to Lexa.
Titus led Mina slowly and steadily down the aisle created by the onlookers and she clenched her hands to stop them from shaking violently, Octavia's words ringing in her ears
"Don't cry. Don't show them you're scared. No tears. Queens don't cry and grounders aren't weak."
As Titus spoke, his words a mixture of Trigedasleng and the common language, Mina let the words wash over her, refusing to look at Roan, she did what she could to maintain her composure. She kept her eyes straight ahead and concentrated on her breathing.
"I will not cry. I am better than that. No tears."
The ceremony went past in a blur and suddenly she found herself turning to face Roan, who looked positively bored with the whole affair.
"Yu hofli seal Disha union en bilaik bond kom a pasha." Spoke the bald man, Titus.
She had no idea what he meant.
She got the idea a few seconds later however when Roan leant down and before she could do anything pressed his lips against hers.
It lasted no longer than a second but was enough to make Mina draw a sharp intake of breath. This in turn caused a brief smirk to cross Roan's face as he straightened himself upright once more.
"En nau…" Said Titus, presenting an wooden box which he opened to reveal an ornate dagger and Mina felt her heart drop to her stomach.
Her breathing quickened as Roan took the knife from Titus and reached out, encircling her wrist with his fingers and pulling her closer. Unable to help herself she tried to pull away but it was almost laughable to try and resist the powerful man before her. Her fists were clenched and she shut her eyes, biting so hard on her lower lip that she drew blood.
"Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry." She told herself desperately but a second later she had reopened her eyes because Roan hadn't put the blade to her face, but had pried open her clenched fist and in one swift motion had sliced open the skin of her palm. It was so quick that she didn't even cry out just let out a low hiss.
Not looking at her, Roan pressed his fingers to her palm, until they were coated in Mina's blood and then, with a touch far gentler than she had thought possible from the man, he pressed his fingers to her left temple. She couldn't be sure but it felt like he was recreating the scars on his face on hers in blood. When he was done he took his hand from her face and released her wrist.
Now Titus stepped forward once more and spoke loud enough that the whole room could hear
"Roan kom Azgeda, mina kom Skaikru Yu are nau Won life Won keryon"
"Roan of Ice Nation, Mina of the Sky People you are now one life, one spirit."
The grounders in the room erupted into noise, stamping and shouting and clapping. The Skaikru party joined in though not nearly as enthusiastically and Bellamy didn't move at all, just glowered at the floor.
Roan, still looking bored, looked down at Mina and with a small smirk, gave her a half bow and gestured towards the door
"My queen…" he said but the words were clearly mocking. Glancing at Clarke, who gave her a small smile and a reassuring nod, Mina stepped down from the raised dais and headed to where to of the Commander's soldiers had opened the doors. She heard Roan fall into step behind her, heard his footsteps follow her towards the doors, but just as she passed through them, she heard his tread stop.
Mina looked back, to see that the Commander, Lexa, had stopped Roan and was muttering to him out of earshot of everyone else. The young woman had her back to Mina but she could just make out the words she was all but threatening Roan with, although she couldn't understand what was being said;
"Ai expect Disha union gon las Roan. Gon best way gon dula op dei ste glong op a fyucha"
And just like that the wedding is complete.
I wonder what Lexa said to Roan, hmmmmm?
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More soon.
Geronimo xx