oooh deary me! writing this late at night with a banging headache, so this may not be the best quality! this is a joint mateship ceremony and harvest festival! We shall have the ceremony first, and then proceed on to the celebration of the harvest! Wine to be provided by Siku and food to be provided by Adonia! Ichikans, you have one week (8th August) to respond before I start the round again. It would be wonderful if we kept this nice and fast paced, please and thank you!
The day had finally arrived. While the young male had been thinking about it for the past few weeks, he hadn't put his plans into motion until he'd been told about the harvest festival that was to take place on the first of August. Speaking to Gideon and Nayru about it had been awkward for the male, but he'd managed to arrange the ceremony none-the-less. In Ichika, the mateship ceremony was either organised by the couple themselves, or those close to them. Saul felt happy in the knowledge that his brother and sister-in-law were allowing him to take over their little wedding. He had also spent the last few days concentrating on his gift to Nayru- all of the Stormbringer children had wooden charms given to them by Saul for their coming of age. It felt right to him that he should give his newest family member a gift of the same calibre on her wedding day. Saul himself had only recently found the charm he'd made for himself, a dark little owl that he had tied around his neck on a leather cord. Nayru's own gift was wrapped in a pretty piece of fabric- although it was small and almost insubstantial, he hoped his leader would grow to like the pendant he gave her.
Preparations for the wedding and the harvest festival hadn't been too hard to throw together. He'd informed Siku of her duty, as well as Adonia. Wretch was aware that it was her job to lead the congregated Ichikans through to the orchards once the wedding was done. They'd worked out a few days in advance that it would have to occur with Saul carrying her- while he had tried to make some crutches for the girl to walk with, the break was too high for them to be of much help. She could no more walk at the moment. She had a few weeks to go, but Saul checked up often on her wound and declared it healing well. She was doing better, although Saul had chosen to house her in one of the unused rooms downstairs than up the perilous stairs to get to her own room. For today, his own mind was beginning to ease itself.
The male had chosen the place where Gideon and Nayru would declare their mateship to each other with ease. A glade of tall trees in the area close to Phoenix Forest provided a closed off clearing that served well as an assembly hall. Saul and Wretch had spent the better part of the day tidying and decorating the area, or perhaps Saul had spent the day. Wretch had sat upon a carefully placed log and directed him on where things should go. Towards the end of the day, Saul had rolled some fallen logs for seating and turned to the naturally forming archway that would serve as their joining place. Saul smiled softly before he took Wretch back to Cerne Rise to get dressed properly. The male had found a white shirt and had cleaned it enough for it to be called white and some black trousers that, while a little tight, fit him well. He had doned these on, glancing around to see that Siku had already left. He'd bounded down the stairs, Nayru's gift in his pocket, before escorting Wretch back to the clearing.
"People will be arriving soon Wretch, so you'd better chose where you want to sit!"
He chuckled, moving to sit at the front of the circle in anticipation for Nayru and Gideons arrival. Soon people would be here and Nayru and Gideon would be the spotlight. The ceremony wouldn't take long, but as soon as they were declared mates, they would move on to the orchard that Wretch had found and indicated for the harvest festival. A deep sense of calm settled over the male as he waited for their pack mates to arrive, anticipation trying to worm its way forward.
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