Kapitel 5: CHAPTER 5 [Wedding and the First night]
Terneuzen castle was more excited than at other times. There is only one reason! It was because today was the day the owner of Terneuzen Castle got married.
"[Sobbing]. I can't believe our Arne is really getting married!!"
Nanny Eva had been crying her eyes out since morning. Arne was frankly in a delicate mood. Is this something to be so thrilled about...?
'Was I that bad.….'
The more the nanny cried, the more serious Arne became. eva said with a sob.
"If the Duchess had seen this... she would have been really happy!"
"You talk like she's dead. my mom is still alive."
-[Yes, Eva. She is doing well here, right?]
The Duchess, who had been watching all the wedding preparations from beyond the magic ball, spoke up shakily. Of course, Eva was crying hard, as if she couldn't even hear her words. Arne is marriage, which she had been raising since she was a baby, seemed to be very moved.
~[Arne, look this way. There you go. Oh,our daughter, so pretty ! There's no beauty like our daughter! Ho Ho]
The Duchess, who was very proud of her daughter beauty, was pleased. The Duchess, who was scheduled to watch the wedding remotely through a magic ball from the Duke's residence in Brillhitte, was very happy. Arne, on the other hand, was afraid of the development of a dazzling civilization. This period of civilization has taken away the romance of the times.
~ [It would have been nice if I could have gone and watched your wedding in person, but it's a pity.]
"You're watching them all with magic balls anyway."
~ [But it's different to attend in person. If it wasn't for your father, I would have gone there in person, I'm so sorry. But His Majesty decided to watch your wedding with us today. And the Count of Perols, too. And again....]
From the Duchess's mouth constantly came the names of people she knew. The Duchess seemed to want to announce the wedding to everyone in Westphalia. No, this was not at the neighborhood level. Suddenly, Arne had her wedding broadcast to the entire of Western Empire. The first wedding broadcast in the world's!
'The Cardinal is waiting for me.'
Divorce! I made an impression after thinking about one word that pulled me harder today.
'If I bring up the word of divorce in this situation, I'll probably die, right?'
Even if she didn't die, it was clear that she would suffer enough to die. Arne, mother was more terrifying than tens of thousands of enemies, quietly shut up. Meanwhile, Arne's preparations were finished. Arne looked at herself in the mirror along with the warm reactions of the maids. There was a man standing there that she had never seen before.
"You are so beautiful!"
"Pretty, pretty!"
"It's more beautiful than any bride I've ever seen!"
"His Highness the Grand Duke will fall in love at first sight when he sees this!"
"Oh, only His Highness the Grand Duke? I'm sure everyone at this wedding will fall in love!"
~[It because my daughter, who is originally pretty, decides to be decorated! It's shining!]
Everyone is excited, but Arne, who is actually getting married today, is lukewarm. it's not a love marriage, and it's not a marriage of convenience. i couldn't imagine any other way to feel about a marriage that was being forced on me. to be honest, Arne was not convinced that she was getting married. but. . . . .
~[Congratulations on having a new family, my daughter. This mom is so happy to see you start a family like this.]
To be receiving sincere blessings from her mother , who seemed to be the happiest person in the world, sometimes she thought that this wasn't too bad.
***
Each of the guests who attended the wedding waited for the ceremony to begin with different feelings.
"What kind of person the bride chosen by His Highness the Grand Duke be?"
"I heard that she is the most beautiful woman in the world,"
"I heard that the Grand Duke fell in love at first sight."
Some people attended because they were curious about the bride. Some of them attended for political purposes. Also, some of them attended because they couldn't let go of an unrequited love. Also, some of them just showed up because they were invited. The wedding was full of rumors, but no one really knew the facts. None of them knew the real reason why Cassian was getting married in the first place.
'What was His Highness thinking...'
Alan, Count Irmano, Cassian's right-hand man and aide, is one of the few people who knows the whole truth, and he sees the wedding as nothing more than a big show. In the first place, the marriage was nothing less than an arranged marriage. However...
'It seems like you're strangely sincere.'
Alan found Cassian strange. He suddenly has a lot of laughter. Originally, Cassian was not a person who laughs well. Alan's feelings were complicated by the strange behavior Cassian had been exhibiting over the past few days. To the point of that, he wondered if cassian became crazy.
'...….. he was originally used to be an unknown person.'
As Alan grunted, Cardinal Nero took his place as officiated. The ceremony has begun. Then, when the groom and bride, the main characters of the day, entered, the hall was buzzing.
"Oh my god….."
"Whoopss…."
Silence was the only thing that existed in the hall with the sound of breathing. Everyone was looking at only one person. It was Arne, Grand Duchess of Terneuzen, and Cassian's wife. When Arne was preparing for the wedding, she didn't think anything of it, but when she walked down to the wedding hall, she was offended. It was also the case when Cassian smiled strangely at Arne in her wedding dress. I've never been nervous even when I was on the battlefield, but Arne felt a slight tension. It's just my imagination that the bouquet in my hand feels like a sword, right?
"Arne."
Arne felt strange when Cassian called her name. Was it so nice to have someone call you by your first name? dressed in his formal attire, Cassian looked more handsome than usual. Their eyes met, and Cassian smiled and held out his hand. She stared at the hand, and Arne carefully took his hand. As she felt the warmth and presence of his hand, the reality of marriage suddenly hit me.
'I'm really getting married, right?'
With this guy.
"First of all, the guests from both sides who attended this event today I would like to thank you on behalf of the two people main wedding today. Shining blessings and light be with you."
Cardinal Nero, who officiated, spoke. What he said, but strangely, Arne could not hear it properly. Suddenly, the reality disappeared.
"Does the bride swear to love the bridegroom forever?"
"... I swear."
Arne hesitated a little to answer. Why the verses of the oath, which I have never pondered even when taking the oath to be a knight, feel so reverent today? There was some hesitation, but when Arne finished answering safely, the officiant asked Cassian this time.
"Does the groom swear to love his bride forever?"
Cassian's gaze shifted to Arne at the question. his eyes, deep as the abyss, focused on Arne. Arne flinched at the look in his eyes that threatened to suck her in, and Cassian pulled the tail of his mouth into a smile.
"I swear."
An answer that she doesn't know whether it's true or false. the one constant in his vague answers was that Cassian had no intention of letting Arne go. Ironically, Arne felt it, too.
"Then, let the two of you kiss to vow your eternal love."
A kiss of oath. At first, Arne was embarrassed.
'Kiss?'
I wasn't embarrassed because I didn't know the word kiss. I was just embarrassed that I had to kiss a guy I had just met. Cassian's smile deepened as he watched Arne frown as if in trouble, Casian's smile deepened. As if she was asking for help, Arne looked at Cassian, but... well, she was looking for the wrong person. It is a final order of the wedding. Cassian's eyes, which had been smiling kindly at her, darkened. Cassian lightly lifted her veil, which was covering Arne's face. Terribly beautiful red eyes looked at Cassian. Such beautiful eyes, you'll probably never find a pair of eyes like these again.
"If you want to quit, run away now. It's your last chance."
Arne frowned at the low voice that was only heard by Arne. What the hell is this man talking about during the wedding. In addition, this kind of conversation has been done once before.
"You said it was too late to run away once."
"Yes. It's already late. "
For a brief moment, the eyes came and went in short a moment. The moment Arne caught sight of the black desires that flickered in the depths of Cassian's blue eyes, she was already caught. Arne swallowed her breath on her overlapping lips. stealing a breath, Cassian dug in deeper. Arne, who was being dragged along, belatedly remembered that people were watching and tried to stop, but Cassian didn't stop. Cassian let Arne go when he thought that Arne would die out breath if he was like this in a frantic kiss.
"With this, i declared that His Highness Cassian, The Grand Duke of Terneuzen, and Her Highness Princess Arne officially become husband and wife."
The others were already out of sight. His eyes locked with Arne's, and Cassian's lips curled into a satisfied grin like a hungry beast. At that moment, Arne realized.
'This marriage is already doomed.'
She had an overwhelming sense that the only way this marriage would end if she killed Cassian, or she would be eaten by Cassian.
... Terneuzen Castle was bustling with wedding receptions. of course, Arne, the main character, was right to attend the reception, but....
"You've been done a lot today, so just take a rest!"
"Miss Arne already done enough!"
"I can't overwork Miss Arne's precious feet anymore!"
"That's right! If you move more than this, you'll fall down!"
...I was absent due to the overprotection of the maids. The overprotection of the maid's, which was always tremendous, was even more so today. Even when your opponents are nobles!
'Is it okay to do this?'
Of course not, but no one said anything, so Arne just slipped away from her duty. It would have been unthinkable for anyone else to throw away their first greeting and first interaction as soon as they became Grand Duchess, but what can i do. Arne was truly satisfied. She had deep dissatisfaction with the maids who usually treated her like a baby, but today was different. Arne made sure to cherish the peace between the interludes. I don't know about other times, but today I was tired. not the body, but the mind.
'What the hell happened today.....'
I got married. It was a marriage that seemed like it would have no impact on her life, but it was surprise, Arne was stunned. Perhaps the biggest contribution to this situation... was probably the kiss of oath. Arne, who had been fiddling with her lips, recalled the events of the day and blushed.
'No, let's forget about it. forget about that kiss!'
Arne shook his head, desperately trying to forget it. The maid suddenly gave her a terrifying remark.
"Hoho, have a good night!"
"Have a comfortable night!
Of course, he was going to have a good night and a relaxing night, but Arne soon realized what the maids meant by saying that to her.
"The first night."
My sleepy mind was awakened. The banquet to celebrate the wedding would last all night, but the two main characters would be able to say their goodbyes and retire to their respective rooms when it was time. Arne, who took off her uncomfortable dress and cumbersome decorations from the grand duchess' room and finished her bath in a cool way, was conflicted with the reality she realized belatedly. It's the first night.
'After all, I can't stay still like this.'
First night? there was no way Arne was going to take that kindly. Remembering the kiss of the day, Arne becomes more serious. I didn't intend to kill Cassian right away, but I didn't know if i would.
'A woman who killed her husband on the first day of marriage. I don't want to be like that.'
I thought it was a little cool, but I'm not that crazy yet. I thought maybe I'd do it soon, but I'm still in my right mind! Therefore, Arne had only one answer left.
"It's escape."
Today is a historic (?) first night. Wouldn't it be better not to see her husband? Arne, who came to a simple conclusion, looked at the dynamics outside the door.
"There are too many people ...."
I could do it if I wanted to, but I couldn't handle the aftermath of being caught. There was no law that required a person to go through the door. And the door wasn't the only door. Arne's gaze turned to the window in the room. I opened the window wide and looked around, and the view was clear. The Grand Duchess's room was located on the highest side of the castle.
'Still, I think it's possible if I run that way.'
It was such a wide street that ordinary people couldn't even think of running, but Arne didn't care. It was the moment when she was about to make an escape.
"What are you doing?"
".....!"
When the hell did he come? Cassian looks at Arne while leaning on the open door.
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