Hyresu and Aatush meet at the altar for their wedding

His breath caught when she walked into the hallowed chamber. She walked to the altar amidst the joyous laughter from Baldris quip. She stepped up beside him and her smile was like a beacon of Mahtma's light in the high afternoon sun, dazzling through the arched windows.

Agreppa Pthon stepped up, as newly appointed first knight of his household, and removed the white satin cloth covering their wedding bracers. She smiled wolfishly at them both as she set the box upon the altarpiece and stepped back to stand equidistant between the bride and groom.

Everyone awaited the arrival of Guniya Cress, to perform the ceremony. Hyresu's stern expression returned as he silently wished for her to arrive, but Aatush gently took his hand.

"This is it." She said. "I never thought I would be married."

"Nor I." He replied. "I snore, like a rusty saw blade."

She laughed lightly. "I know, love. I know."

Finally, the central doors opened, daylight blazing into the chamber. Guniya Cress had arrived.