Dragon Sigin, in human form and dressed in his best outfit, fidgets.
Malachi, also in human form and dressed in the splendor of state of
Regent of Ethiopia, reaches out and brushes Sigins hand lightly, sending
a jolt of pleasure through both him and her.
It's not that he's nervous about being wed, for when Eye met Eye his
heart was forevermore bound to Malachi's Dronocis' heart. It's the…anticipation….of
what is to come later on tonight that speed's his draconian heart and makes
his blood sing within his veins!
I look forward to tonight as well, love, Malachi says telepathically
to Sigin, causing the younger dragon to shiver in delight. But there
are ceremonies to be observed, both in our new Faith and in the eyes of
the humans who asked me to rule them…..
And I thank God for all of this, Sigin says right back to Malachi,
with the deepest of sincerity. It's still….hard….to wait. Heh, I never
thought that something like days could seem so long, considering that dragons
can live for centuries…..for thousands of years!…..but…..We all have changed,
and it's not finished yet!
The whole of Terra has changed drastically….and will soon be unrecognizable
to those of a human generation ago, Malachi sighs. Needs be we must
change as quickly. Either we adapt, or get left in the dust…..forgotten
relics.
True, Sigin agrees.
The wedding music begins, and the dragon and dragoness step down the
long aisle towards the altar, to the awaiting altar and Bishop.
"….I now pronounce you…husband and wife," the Bishop says, glad that
he had been able to remember to put in the modified line in the last part
of this ceremony. "You may now kiss the bride."
Bishop Mark blinks in befuddlement as the Consort gives of a deep, rumbling
sound that he'd call a growl (of anticipation) and a literal flash of his
eyes (red in coloration) as he roguishly smiles over at the Regent, who
herself is looking back at him in longing, and…..well the kiss is less
than chaste.
Stop staring at them like a first year novice! the Bishop scolds
himself. It isn't like you didn't know that the Regent wouldn't be….different…as
well as the Consort….when you threw in your support on the Cardinal Council
for this and approaching Malachi to safe Ethiopia from collapse! Lord above,
the confessions they give you should have told you that!
Indeed, it had been a marathon session with the Regent when she had
had approached him weeks later, after she had first became the Regent (she
had lived for thousands of years….). Not only was the initial confession
long, it was…unorthodox to say the least! Bishop Mark had known something
like that could happen, when the Church had baptized their first non-human
believer….but still…..
Furthermore, there had been the initial charade that the noble dragoness
had tried to live out, when she became Regent (re: 1723). Oh, she had been
baptized when she had become Regent - that was part and parcel of ruling
Ethiopia - but the Bishop hadn't been too surprised when she had confessed….eyes
streaming tears….that she had initially only been….pretending to convert.
The Bishop knew within his heart that this act of contrition was genuine,
and Malachi was truly wroth at what she had done. He had also been hoping
and praying for this event.
He'd figured as much about the "act", but he'd also detected much….conflict
and anger within the dragoness whenever she had spoken of her original
faith….in Tiamat. He had been correct in his beliefs that the noble dragoness
would see the Light. He'd given her a dozen prayers of contrition, and
told her to sin no more.
Considering the good she'd done for the land, Mark was hardly going
to chastise her for that. After all, in the end, her heart and soul now
belong to the Lord's house…and not this other….dragon goddess or whatever
type of reptilian deity this Tiamat was!
Indeed, the Regent later converted the Consort to the True Faith AND
had recently been (much to her surprise and….embarrassment) been designated
a Saint in the Church (something until recently only reserved to the dearly
departed…and human)! Why chastise such a noble being for a mistake that
she had corrected herself? The prayers were to make her feel better about
the whole deal, if nothing else.
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The Bishop "hrmphs"
and steps aside as his part in today's activities is done. Now it is time
for a magical ceremony who's origins trace themselves before even the founding
of the Judaic faith….the forerunner of Christianity….
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