The Wedding Part 1

## Episode 57 - The FeyWild West

> **The Broker**The Moon King's Palace.**Talia Argent-Grey**And where is that?**The Broker**Why, right back where you started.

The throne room of the River King's Palace. The Broker has invited Talia and Seline to his wedding where they will collect the Broker’s third head. Seline points out that attending this wedding was not part of the original contract. With that, Seline presses the Broker to amend his contract to allow Talia to return to the material plane. He agrees to allow Talia 24 hours on the material plane, any further delay to their arrival at the wedding will be considered a breach of contract. Taking Talia’s right arm with his left, the Broker etches the amendment to the contract with green energy and a sharpened fingernail into Talia's skin. Back in the room, Talia quickly strips out of her formal attire and back into her normal clothes. When Seline asks why Talia is so mad, Talia says she's frustrated but doesn't want to talk about it here in the feywild. Seline also changes but claims both Talia and her formal outfits and puts them in the bag of holding. James also keeps his formal wear and Harmon keeps his crab bowler hat but leaves the pauldron behind. Seline examines the key further. Half of the circular parts are shaped like the crescent moon with several stars shaped into the side closer to the shaft. In the crystal shaft, there are pinpricks of light like distant stars. Seline recalls the first Queen of Night and Magic had locked her treasures away amongst the moon and stars. The key also goes into the bag of holding. They re-board their boat docked in the rear of the River King’s Palace and leave. As the two vessels separate, the River King’s Waterborne Palace slowly moves further downriver and sinks beneath the waves. The last of the ship they see is the River King waving his farewell from a balcony on a tower. Once back ashore Seline lets Talia, James, and Harmon into the mansion. Halfway back to the mansion, Talia is tackled by a relieved Jareth. The last time Seline was here was 7 days ago and it has been three weeks since Talia was back. In Adrienne's room, Talia says that the walls are covered in crayon drawings and there are clay figures everywhere. Adrienne herself is sitting down at a table molding another figure with her headphones on. On her dresser, Talia can see the progression of Adrienne’s skills. The figures start blocky on one end and get more and more lifelike on the other. She started with animals. As she started getting better, in her middle range is carriages and automata. Her most recent work is now people. Among these are Master Talden, Ernest, Nikki, and James. Adrienne runs to hug Talia when she sees her. Adrienne points to another shelf where she did a family portrait. Next to the portrait, are very finely detailed figures of Seline, Talia, Jareth, and Adrienne. The one that she's currently working on is the Broker. Though he hasn't been around, she sees him in the mirror sometimes and she saw Talia dancing with him. While Seline is talking to James about how they're getting to the Grove, Talia slips out to the Stables. Seline finds Talia sitting curled up next to a sitting Muerte. She is speaking to him via Speak with Animals and says that she wants to be alone with him for a little bit. Seline steps out of the mansion collects the doorknob and enters the Weezy Ass through a tree. She hears that one of the rooms is occupied before stepping back into the Grove. While she's there, a shadow starts to cover the moon taking it from full to half. Seline checks on a sleeping Talia in their bedroom before sitting down in front of Zachariah's skull on the coffee table in the living room. She asked her cards what is in store for us and what do we need to do to overcome whatever it is we are to face? The cards say lovers inverted (disharmony and balance misalignment of values), the Knight of Cups (imbalance and being more driven by your emotions than logic). She talks to Zachariah’s skull briefly before slipping it into the bag of holding and going to her bedroom to sleep. Seline dreams about being in the Moonlit King's Castle. The servants this time look more like Baba Yaga's Simon, exhausted. Although they are all moving with a purpose, rehanging banners and cleaning. The banquet hall is also being refreshed. The tapestries look like new recreations of the previous ones displaying parties at battles, parties at battles, battles at parties, etc. The Moonlit King is supervising the preparations. Seline sees herself in a reflection and realizes she's dreaming. He is excited about being reunited with his daughter this time he realizes she is not Seline. He still has some of the corruption but he is now wearing a large golden gaudy-looking bracelet. It is tight on his wrist similar to a manacle but after he scratches at it for a moment the corruption fades away. He says it is a gift from his daughter, the Queen of Night and Magic to keep his mind clear. He says he's looking forward to seeing Seline and that her reputation is reached him even here in his exile. The corruption starts to creep up the Moonlit King's neck and doesn't disappear this time.

> **Moonlit King**If you'll excuse me, my child, I must attend to preparations for your wedding.**Seline Argent-Grey**It's not my wedding.**Moonlit King**Of course, my daughter's wedding.

His servant shoots Seline disapproving look as the Moonlight King floats away. He floats through several corridors in the castle. Through the darkened ones, he emits a glow until he arrives at a dead end. Carved into the wall is a large crescent moon opposed by three stars. With his hand on the wall he says "Oh Sarastra, if only you could be here to see this time." The corruption begins to cover the Moonlit King. Similar to the way the shadow began to coat the moon. As Seline touches the Moonlit King’s arm, the dream falls away and she sits up in bed. She goes to her Shrine and with her Undertaker feather, casts divination. She feels cold in her chest where the key would be when the door opens and closes before she's face-to-face with the Undertaker. The Undertaker tells her the Sarastra he married is mother to the one who is marrying the Broker. He also says that his marriage is more of an exchange or bargain than a marriage. He got a way to interact with the mortal world and she got a way to make her husband jealous. The Undertaker warns Seline that Talia needs her. Guided by her wedding band Seline shouts out for Talia. Hearing Seline, Talia sprints for the exit to the mansion. Flying ahead of and standing in front of Talia, Seline sees Talia’s tear-streaked but also determined face and the key she just won from the River King. Talia intends to finish the final task by herself. She doesn't want to put Seline or anyone else in danger for the mistake that she's made. Seline says for all the pain that they've gone through nothing would compare to the pain of losing Talia. Talia breaks down and cries.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Jareth Argent-Grey
* Adrienne Argent-Grey
* Harmon
* Captain James Wilde
* The River King