she didn't want to love
she wanted to b e l o v e d
and that was entirely different
She smiles at Ashe as she takes claim of Aoife, Jyoti cooing a happy greeting to the starry-eyed infant. "Keep her close by, hmm? She's the star of this thing." Taking the gorgeous ring boxes into her hands, she admires them a moment before handing them back, warmth in her onyx eyes. "I'll meet you at the shrine when you're ready."she wanted to b e l o v e d
and that was entirely different
When the group has settled, when the time is right, Amalia clears her throat. Her heartbeat is a thunderstorm in her chest as she waits beneath the arch, the prepared material for the ceremony carefully placed around them. A sapling of belladonna and a bag of bluestar seeds sits near the shrine, the holes already dug; two lanterns, painted by the grooms, sit atop a small table. On the table, too, are supplies for them to strike a fire in the brazier which Deimos created and which now acts as centerpiece, a little before them, just outside the canopy.
Everything is ready, but Amalia is still terrified, doing her best not to shiver as the fateful time arrives. It is a new sort of anxiety which taunts her today, warm and ecstatic and bewildered and amazed, adoration for the couple before her mixed with terror at her role. Vi, please don't let me fuck this up. She hopes her grandmother is somewhere watching, that she will guide the girl in her actions.
She hopes to make her proud.
Inhaling deeply, Amalia begins.
"Friends and family, thank you for coming to join us on this most wonderful of nights. We thank Rae for the beauty of this day, a perfect evening for us to bear witness as Remi and Ronin pledge themselves to one another before their loved ones, and before the gods. Praise Rae!" Amalia pauses a moment to allow the group and the grooms to repeat the praise, smiling at the rousing cheer which passes through the assembled.
"We thank Vi for giving Remi and Ronin life. Lives which have been filled with experiences and growth, with hardships and triumphs, with beauty and loss. We are grateful to Vi for every facet of this life, for without the lows we would not have the highs, without the trials we would not have the triumphs, and without the experiences they have lived, Remi and Ronin would not have found each other. Praise Vi!
"We thank Mort for the love he bears Remi and Ronin, and the promise that when the time comes they will be welcomed, together, into his embrace. In particular, we thank Mort for granting Ronin a second chance at life, for allowing his soul to return to us, that we might hold him in our love, and that he and Remi might today be bound. Praise Mort!
"Finally, we thank Caido, who gave us the world in which we live, and without whom the universe would not have come to be. Praise Caido!"
"Now, Remi and Ronin would like to express their gratitude to the gods and their heralds, before them and in witness of you all, beginning with Frey, the guardian of nature and growth. Both have brought seedlings to plant in Their honor. These seedlings represent Remi and Ronin's love for one another, and their promise to continue to nurture and care for that love, that it will grow and bloom and bless us all with the bounty of flower and fruit."
As she speaks, she gestures to them to collect their seedlings (or seeds) as well as a jar of water and step to where the holes are dug, one beside the other. She has taught them the words to say as they plant, expecting them to add a personal twist. It is the first of the four ceremonies, though, so she hopes they will maintain their composure at least until the last.
Welcome to our very first Hollowed Grounds wedding ceremony! This ceremony is done in the style of the Old Gods ;D Please don't reply until the final ceremony is concluded (I'll let y'all know)
Amalia
we are all b r o k e n
that's how the l i g h t gets in
that's how the l i g h t gets in
