"May their love be eternal and their domain never fall!"
"May their love be eternal and their domain never fall!"
"May their love be eternal and their domain never fall!"
The toast that Thane started echoed off the walls of the great hall until it felt like the ancient fortress itself would shake apart with all of the cheering, stomping, tail slapping, and applause that greeted the couple emerging from darkness.
"Everyone," Nyrielle said, holding up a hand and infusing her voice with the thinnest thread of power to command silence. "Thank you," she said, as her face heated slightly at the feeling of such a genuine outpouring of support. Unlike the applause that came only after she'd chastised the crowd when they'd introduced Ignatious, Heila, Zedya, and Lennart, this time, none of the smiles she saw on people's faces felt forced, and when they cheered, they cheered from the heart.
