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Post by Vhagar on May 10, 2014 9:24:05 GMT -5
Laena glared at her grandson. "Aegon, will you not swear by the gods of our ancestors?" She indicated the nearby altar of Meraxes. The ceremony was intended to honour both pantheons, as I recall it."
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Post by Lord Commander Brandon Snow on May 10, 2014 13:42:57 GMT -5
Brandon glared back at Laena, "Your graces," he whisper-hissed at the grandmother a correction. "it would be best to show unity at this moment." he nodded his head at the audience around them, the only subjects currently known to be following the true king.
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Post by Yana Snow on May 10, 2014 13:50:06 GMT -5
Yana quietly watches, taking mental note of the proccedings, a slightly neutral and concerned but happy tinged expression on her face
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Post by Queen Rhaena Targaryen on May 10, 2014 14:10:44 GMT -5
"Hence why I have said nothing," Rhaena said, in a tense voice, so as only those closest her could hear.
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Post by Horas on May 10, 2014 16:11:40 GMT -5
Aegon had sworn before all the gods first; he had brought up the old Valyrian statues and altar specifically to see both faiths included in the marriage. In his mind, he had done quite enough already to foster inter-faith relations, and outbursts like this were precisely why he had asked Wyman rather than Laena to conduct the ceremony.
Aegon made no audible response to his grandmother's interjection, only fixed her with a cold gaze with an unmistakable meaning. Finish it up, or get out of the way.
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Post by Vhagar on May 10, 2014 17:55:07 GMT -5
But poor Septon Wyman was clearly uncomfortable including the Valyrian elements of the ceremony at all, and had drawn aside when his part was over.
Laena, still scowling, ignored Brandon. As the mother of one king and grandmother to another, she reckoned she was above such petty restrictions as the proper modes of address. She pronounced "I name Aegon and Rhaena of House Targaryen to be one in the eyes of the gods. I ask for the blessing of Meraxes and Balerion, and beseech Tyraxes to quicken Rhaena's womb so that she and Aegon may have many fine children together. I ask Zyraxes to grant them a lifetime of happiness together until great Vermithor carries them from this world to the next."
She stopped and looked intently at the couple. "You may kiss, and the ceremony is concluded."
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Post by Queen Rhaena Targaryen on May 10, 2014 18:02:50 GMT -5
Rhaena turned to Aegon and moved a hand up to the back of his head, pressing herself to him and pulling him into a far more passionate kiss than the one he gave her, but ending it quickly and looking away from him even faster.
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Post by Horas on May 10, 2014 19:59:58 GMT -5
Aegon kissed her back, a little surprised both by the sudden passion and the abrupt ending. But he tried not to let that surprise show, nor his irritation with his grandmother, nor any of the other confusing array of feelings the past day had done its best to bombard him with. He simply stepped forward and smiled, then raised his voice and said, "Good! Let us feast!" He took Rhaena's arm and walked with her down from the dais and toward the great hall, so that the others might follow.
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Post by Horas on May 10, 2014 21:07:30 GMT -5
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The feast, much like the wedding itself, was rather swiftly thrown together in an afternoon upon the arrival of the dragon riders. Not that Aegon particularly minded the lack of decadence -- the realm was still in crippling debt, after all, even if that suddenly seemed the lesser of its problems. Still, there was plenty of ale, wine, and food for everyone, the centerpiece of which was a succulently roasted boar.
Aegon and Rhaena sat at the head of the high table, with the other dragon riders around them.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 21:25:01 GMT -5
Elseyris set about throwing as much booze as she could down her neck. She was better at putting it away than most women, possibly inheriting her father's drinking abilities, but her hope that she might awake with no memory of the farce she had witnessed was strong. She tore a strip of flesh off the boar like it had personally insulted her, and found herself a relatively quiet spot in which to drown her sorrows.
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Post by The Gambler on May 10, 2014 22:32:14 GMT -5
As the feast is laid out, a guardsman runs up to inform the royal couple that a dragon has been spotted approaching on the horizon.
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Post by Horas on May 10, 2014 22:40:17 GMT -5
Aegon gets to his feet as the guardsman reaches him. There was no way of knowing whether the dragon was friend or foe, and Aegon thought errantly that Rhaena's garb might be prescient after all. "There are wings in the air," Aegon told the rest of the high table soberly, "To dragons." He took up Penance and hooked it to his belt, then strode out toward the courtyard where the dragons waited.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 23:23:45 GMT -5
Overhearing the travelling news of an approaching dragonrider, Elseyris quietly strode out shortly after, grabbing her flail from her room on the way. She half hoped it would be the one that had betrayed her trust, so she could exact retribution.
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Post by Yana Snow on May 11, 2014 0:28:06 GMT -5
Yana frowns looking worried, she ditches her boar sandwich and following she mounts Spinel, taking a position near enough that she can aid or defend Rheana if need be.
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Post by Horas on May 12, 2014 16:56:09 GMT -5
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Aegon leads the procession of riders back in not long after, with one new addition who is given a seat at the high table but closely watched. Aegon returns to his own seat and motions for everyone to resume feasting.
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Post by Queen Rhaena Targaryen on May 12, 2014 17:02:17 GMT -5
Rhaena sat besides her new husband and reached over to put her hand on top of his, "If Maekar is fighting Mother, one of them will definitely be dead," she commented, her voice containing and unusual amount of worry, "The war will be over or just begun depending, we should be ready either way,"
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 17:15:41 GMT -5
Elseyris' scrutinizing gaze rarely strayed far from the newcomer, watching him, deep in thought about whether or not he was trustworthy.
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Post by Yana Snow on May 12, 2014 17:16:35 GMT -5
Yana retakes her seat and after straightening her ditched boar sandwich resumes eating whilst listening to the convosation at the table
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Post by Horas on May 12, 2014 17:19:55 GMT -5
Aegon nodded slowly. Rhaella was no weakling, but they had to prepare for the worst. "If the rest was not enough, this is unforgivable," Aegon replied. "Our brother has sunk far."
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Post by Queen Rhaena Targaryen on May 12, 2014 17:25:36 GMT -5
"He will pay, if he has not already," Rhaena replied, squeezing his hand slightly, united front ringing in her head.
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Post by Varryn Targaryen on May 12, 2014 17:36:15 GMT -5
Malcolm had taken his seat and watched the others quietly, not taking part in the feasting as he studied the room. His eyes met Elseyris' for a moment before he looked to Aegon. "King Aegon, I have been away for very long, and I am certain I have missed much. I would like to catch up with you in relative privacy later this evening."
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Post by Queen Rhaena Targaryen on May 12, 2014 17:43:31 GMT -5
"The king will be busy tonight," Rhaena replied.
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Post by Horas on May 12, 2014 17:57:23 GMT -5
Aegon was surprised at his own amusement, and coughed into his hand to avoid grinning inappropriately in the wake of (perhaps) tragic news. "First thing tomorrow morning, Prince Malcolm," Aegon answered the man more soberly, "We shall have plenty of time to talk."
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Post by Queen Rhaena Targaryen on May 12, 2014 18:18:24 GMT -5
"Speaking of which," Rhaena said, looking to Aegon "Have you had your fill, My Love?"
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Post by Vhagar on May 12, 2014 18:25:38 GMT -5
Meanwhile, further down the hall, the household knights were beginning to call for the bedding, their voices rowdy from ale. Among them sat Ser Rolf, finally at ease among his own kind, the ale loosening his quiet tongue for once. "To bed! To bed!" He cried.
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