And that was how lunch arrived and Button had to be removed from Lord Drodh, who had been letting the Forest Dragon ride on his shoulders so that she could see more of what was going on around the room.
Button needed to be cleaned and dressed before the wedding, as she had been nominated by Matilda to help scatter flower petals down the aisle before the bride entered.
That was the perfect job for a bored Forest Dragon, who could create even more flowers on her own if she happened to run out.
She had to be physically restrained from going in to practice, just so that the floor didn’t have half a metre of flower petals on the floor when Dana had to walk down the aisle. It took a bit of explanation from the staff, but eventually Button understood that only the bride was supposed to step on the petals, so she had to wait until everyone else was seated.
Karl retreated to a dressing room to change and get ready for the ceremony, and found that there was an entire group of professionals waiting there for him.
Well, professionals and one Spectral Knight, who was holding up the white tuxedo with a black shirt that Rae had chosen for Karl to wear to his wedding.
Once the suit was handed over, the Spectral Knight vanished, and the others got to work.
Karl was lotioned, trimmed, brushed, and oiled to perfection over the next hour, and then he got dressed in the fancy suit and the staff nodded in satisfaction.
"Sir, you are ready. There are fifteen minutes left before you are needed on the stage. Supreme Lady Matilda will guide you through the process, but you only actually need to say two words, and then she will perform the binding ceremony." The Dryad man in charge of Karl’s preparation explained.
"Perfect timing then. Let’s go."
Now, he was beginning to feel the nerves, and to wonder why Matilda hadn’t seen fit to tell him anything at all about the details of his own wedding. It was exquisite, and she hadn’t missed any detail that he might have thought of, but it was a bit odd to have someone just look at the future to see your reactions instead of asking you.
Karl followed the staff through the resort to the chosen location for the ceremony, and then realized that the whole wall of the room actually folded down to form an extended platform out over the cliffs, giving them a waterfall background, with massive Fae trees and hot springs.
Karl realized that everyone in the room was primarily in black, but with differing accent colours that were actually colour coded to how they were related to Karl and Dana.
Guild Mates and Alliance Members were in black and white, Family were in black and green, matching Dana’s eyes. Friends and other guests were in black and red, matching the flowers that had been placed all over the room.
Karl greeted everyone again as they entered the room and found their seats, then went to the stage to wait with Thor and his father, who would be serving as his Groomsmen for the ceremony.
Tian was sitting on Thor’s shoulder, and Hawk was perched in the trees outside. Even Opal had come out, and the butterfly was sitting in the rafters of the room, committing everything to memory using a dozen illusionary clones of herself.
The Fae thought that it was hilarious, as they were already recording the event. But when Opal showed them her version, which used solid illusions and not just a projected image of the scene, they were deeply impressed with her sense of showmanship.
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