Hello again! This is the Beginning of Xihuix's story, enjoy! - Fenrir
Setting: Avos, When Xihuix was young.
It wasn't often that I wandered through the market with my father, but he had wanted me to accompany me this time around. He was going to meet with one of his biggest business associates and wanted to bring me along. I don't know why he always insisted on bringing me along, because I never did anything useful on these trips. I just stood around looking important. He seemed to have a different vibe about him today as we were going, so I didn't complain. We shortly arrived at the man's house and knocked on the door. It was soon opened and we were ushered inside by one of his servants. The man my dad was meeting soon appeared before us, with a young girl hiding behind his legs, peeking out at us. My father greeted him and they talked for a short while. I couldn't stop looking at the girl. She seemed to be about a year younger than me and a lot smaller, almost too small for her age. Soon her father addressed her and told her that we should go play together out in the backyard. She shyly beckoned me to follow her. I looked at my father for permission.
"Get going! This is going to take a bit." He said, shooing me towards her. I followed her outside and we spent the rest of the time playing together.
Timeskip: One year before the Incident.
We continued to meet together as our fathers became close business partners. Alexandra and I grew closer over time, and I fell
in love with her. I began the Avian courtship process and asked her father for permission to marry her. He was surprised that I
hadn't asked for her hand before. By the time I was about to turn 20 and she had just turned 18, we were contacted by the
Stargazers. My father had done business with them on several occasions and they became interested in my plans for the
marriage. They offered to host the wedding on a space station, paid for by them and hosted by them. I was thrilled. And Naive. I
blindly accepted this as goodwill on the behalf of the Stargazers. Little did I know that the Stargazers didn't do anything without
some ulterior motive. I accepted their offer. In our town, it was tradition for the Groom to completely plan the occasion without
any advise from either set of parents and only small things that the Bride could suggest. If only I could have talked to my father
about it. The Stargazers had asked Alexandra and I to come a week early to sort out the things before everyone started coming.
Alexandra left a day earlier than I did because I had one other thing I needed to take care of before being able to leave. The next
day I was packed and ready to go and a shuttle arrived to take me to the spaceport. I left without any complications and eagerly
awaited marrying my waiting bride.