PART 22
Mark and his family Translocated to Alilia’s home in Heartwood, where Caria was impatiently waiting to begin dressing the wedding party.
An hour later they were ready, and took a moment to admire each other’s appearances.
Mark and Six’s hair was brushed smoothly back and tied at the nape of their necks with matching gold clasps. Both of them had hair over sixty centimeters long, and their ponytails streamed down their backs.
Talia, Alilia, Fire, and Val all had their long hair bound up with subtle pins and clips into beautiful and formal mounds and waves, and their coloring had been expertly enhanced to accentuate their delicate beauty.
All six wore matching clothing; the form-fitting black velvet pants and high black leather boots, white silk blouse, and sweeping ankle-length black velvet cape of a Battle Wizard of The People of life. All wore fine scents and their best discreet jewelry, and Mark, Talia and Alilia also wore their crowns and sashes of office, since this was to be a state wedding.
“Well don’t we look fine.” Val smiled as she regarded herself in a mirror.
“Thanks Caria, you’ve done a wonderful job.” Talia told her with a quick hug.
“Bah.” Caria protested with a laugh. “With subjects as attractive as all of you, the standard preparations are all that were required. Any woman in the city could have done the same.”
“Perhaps, but perhaps not as well.” Mark chuckled as he swept his new mother-in-law up in a hug and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
“Put me down, you great handsome oaf!” she laughed. “You’ll get me all flustered, and I still need to prepare myself!”
Kellaran? And of course Dalia
child!” Caria laughed in embarrassed exasperation as she blushed a pretty pink and gave Alilia a playful swat on
you then.” Alilia smiled as she gave her mother a quick kiss. As soon as the two
room for a moment before Fire asked; “So what do we do
we have some Hilsith’s Herbal Tea.” Talia laughed as she headed for the drinks cabinet. “It’s gotten quite popular you know, largely due to the fact that we had it on our first wedding day, which
and the decorations are finalized.” Alilia told them with a smile as they seated themselves in the largest grouping of sofas, loveseats and armchairs. “It gives them one last chance to have some quiet and private time before they’re
that Father and Talia used the time to learn the ceremony and to get to know each other better, and that you and Gorsh fornicated enthusiastically here for over an hour and were almost two minutes late to your own wedding, which I
what do we
Well we relax and enjoy some conversation, of course, and wait for the rest of the wedding party to arrive.” Mark chuckled as he cuddled Alilia on
she arrived with a tray and handed out steaming mugs. “This might have been there for months, but it’s still delicious. They have
way it seems like yesterday and I still feel like the same person. But in a way
wistfully reminisced. “And you were still broken from the loss of your family. And we were all a mess from having
that we managed to pull it off with even the
smiled. “There were some rough moments, but you two impressed the world
middle of the vows! I guess recovering from that and not seeming too much of a fool was rather impressive
you green and purple as you were walking down the aisle,” Talia laughed, “And Yzandra making a scene,
I don’t mind telling you that I hope today’s event is a lot less
be excluded from the chapel, and I
Living and loving together for a few years before marriage definitely has its benefits that