Thread: Arranged for the Best(closed for xanaphia)

Arranged for the Best The king walked with his new bride hand in hand, up to the doors of the hall where their reception was being held. They had just wedded in one of the oldest churches in any kingdom, it was chosen because it was close to the border of both of their kingdoms. Both kingdoms had not been at war with each other in centuries, and for the most part friendly since a time after those wars. It had to do with the hordes of Orc, Goblins and other foul creatures who wish to take what humans had built. Both kingdoms fought to keep them back from their lands, loosing men, having burnt villages, dead commoners and many other atrocities they suffered. The wedding of King Barclif to one of his neighboring kings daughters was to ensure a more lasting peace and treaty of trust of their common borders. No longer would huge armies need to be stationed close to their common borders, those troops could be spread along other borders. The hope of both kings was to push the marauding bands and villages close by of Orcs, Goblins and the other like mindless creatures, back further. Gaining more land for both kingdoms and hoping to increase the peace and prosperity of both kingdoms in the process. He held her hand, the only words they had said to each other in years in person was I do , his grip firm but soft with her smaller hand in his. He knew of her pretty well from others, but not from her, other then their constant letters back and forth since their arranged marriage with her father. He had not met her in many years, meeting her in the court of her father in between wars on his own border, as they kept their lasting peace going. It was during one of those such meetings that his brides father, proposed that Barclif could marry one of his daughters. King Barcliff really didn't care when he said yes, it was a total political move to insure a more lasting peace between the two kingdoms. Plus his first wife died in child birth a couple years before that, she was the love of his life, he felt there was no other like her for him. The neighboring kings daughter was a very good looking girl, he said it with the intention that it would be a while and he would wait till she was more mature. Besides he had to run off to war, even before he could talk to her, even before her own father told her that King Barcliff was to be her husband. Now she was a young beautiful women and she was his, but they really didn't know each other that well. He knew more about her from his friends of her fathers court, his spy as one of her ladies that was around her all the time, as well as the countless pictures in the recent couple years he had commissioned as he couldn't see her being off constantly fighting different borders, much like her father. As they strolled through the big huge oak ornately carved doors into the hall, the huge painted mural of the ceiling had an immaculately painted wars of past long ago. The great-great grandfathers of his own grandfather and older wars were pictured in several different scenes, only separated by huge beams of wood holding the roof above. The hall was lasciviously decorated with flowers and roses of many colors around the room. Those inside already, were not allowed into the wedding as the church was too small for all those in here, they cheered as they heard the couples presence announced before they walked in. They could see the other nobles of both kingdoms in here dressed in their finest attire, all around lavishly decorated tables with the finest serving pieces atop them all, with huge center pieces of flowers. The couples relatives would be following them in from the church as well, right behind them. Only the kings personal guard of four between them, with the addition of one more, the queens personal body guard. The king knew well of him, he could have said that he was no longer needed, but he had better plans for him of which neither the guard or the queen had any idea of. They walked down a red carpet, littered with flower petals of white and light blue, whispering in her ear, gripping her hand a little tighter, you are the most beautiful women in here. Leading her to a table cast atop of platform in the center of the room. It had three table on top of it. One big one lined with presents for the couple, one small one with just a huge cake atop of it, and another one just big enough for two with only two chair atop the platform just for them. He took her hand bringing her up the steps as everyone watched, he waved and openly thanked everyone, saying it a few times loudly in different directions. After a couple moments he took her hand again, leading her to her seat, holding the chair for her. Please believe me, I will try to make you as happy a women as I can... just because we had to be married to help both our kingdoms is no reason that we can not both be happy ! Taking his seat next to her after pushing in her chair.