It was a beautiful spring day in the kingdom of Astrea. Flowers bloomed, and the people danced in the village square. All were joyous, for this was the day two of the villagers would marry. And it wasn't just any wedding. Giselle and Hilarion were to marry a prince and a princess, respectively.
Joyous ballet music played as Giselle and Bathilde danced their way up the aisle while the people threw rose petals. Albrecht smiled as he took his true love's hand, and Bathilde laughed as she spun into Hilarion's arms.
Under an archway encircled by purple irises stood Queen Kalmia. She smiled as the two pairs bowed and curtsied before her.
"Do you, Prince Albrecht Astrea, take Giselle Sabelin to be your wife?" the Queen asked kindly.
"I do," Albrecht said with a smile.
"And you, Giselle Sabelin, take Prince Albrecht Astrea to be your husband?"
"I do!" Giselle cried out joyously.
The Flower Queen then turned to the second couple.
"Do you, Hilarion Cadien, take Princess Bathilde Callindry to be your wife?"
"I do," Hilarion said, beaming at Bathilde.
"And do you, Princess Bathilde Callindry, take Hilarion Cadien to be your husband?"
"I do!" Bathilde returned Hilarion gaze with eyes full of laughter.
The dance that followed featured the villagers and Albrecht's and Bathilde's families dancing in circle around the two newlywed couples. They danced until the stars came out.
And it was spring in Katerenni. Lovely, lovely spring.