On his end, Akarias had a lot to prepare as well. The first thing he did was to inform the castle staff he would be making an announcement in the town square the next day, knowing they would spread the news amongst the city and enough people would know.
In the mean time, he began his other preparations. He had one of the guest rooms set aside for Amaya’s assistant, Galia, and another cleared out some to be Amaya’s private room, for her art and music and other things.
And personally, he began rearranging his own bedroom to make room for another occupant.
The next day he made his way to the small stage arrange at the edge of the town square to find the crowd gathered, as expected. He stood tall on the stage and made sure he had the crowd’s full attention before he spoke.
“Good to see you all managed to find your way here today,” he began, projecting his voice across the courtyard. “I don’t want to take too much of your time, so I’ll get right to it. I’m getting married!” There was a moment of confusion, but much of the crowd began cheering. He grinned, glad to see them happy for him. “Thank you! Thank you!” he waited a moment for the crowd to settle down. “She isn’t from here, so I’m gonna ask you to give her some time and help her settle in. But if you like me, I think you’ll like her.” The crowd cheered again and he laughed.
“Now, the wedding will be public in a little over a week so you’ll all have a chance to see her. I hope you look forward to it. Now, on to some other news…” With the main announcement out of the way, he went on to talk about some other things you needed to discuss with the people, including asking for volunteers for the airship project.
Once that was done, he returned to the castle. He didn’t have as much to prepare as Amaya throughout the week, but he monitored the preparation of the rooms for Amaya, and made sure the wedding organizing the he had arranged with Andun and Elanor were proceeding as planned. Aside from that, all he could do was wait, impatiently, working out and training more than usual in his free time to ease the tension.
Finally, the day came and he put on his best robe, red with gold accents and fire designs stitched throughout it, to go meet the airship as Amaya returned with her family and guests.
Galia sat behind Amaya in their quarters on the airship and brushed Amaya’s long, lovely red hair. She pulled back Amaya’s hair halfway and plaited it into braids that came together at the back of her head. Then she braided separate braids over each of Amaya’s ears and fastened those at the ends. The rest of Amaya’s long hair remained free, and Galia finished the style by placing silver hair cuffs into Amaya’s braids.Â
She smiled at her friend. “You are going to look absolutely ravishing for your waiting fiancĂ©.”Â
“I hope so. I wonder what he’s been doing while I’ve been gone.”Â
The redhead shrugged off her mint-colored kimono robe and stood before her full length mirror naked. Galia brought Amaya’s periwinkle blue dress to her and unzipped the back before holding it out to Amaya. The redhead took it and pulled it over her body, and Galia zipped up the back. The dress had a plunging neckline that showed off her ample chest nicely, and the tulle skirt was covered in silver glimmering designs. This dress actually paled in comparison to what she wanted to wear to greet Akarias, but her mother had an absolute meltdown and made her choose something a little more modest.Â
“You look absolutely beautiful,” Galia remarked. “He will have a hard time keeping his hands to himself.”Â
Amaya giggled. “We will be wed in a few days, so he will have no choice but to restrain himself.”Â
“You are an absolute tease,” Galia joked. She clasped a silver chain with a fire opal pendant around Amaya’s neck. “Shame on you.”Â
Amaya smirked. “We may not know each other well, but he at least knows what to expect. Besides, it won’t be easy for me, either, you know.”
Once the airship arrived at her new home, Amaya disembarked, escorted by her parents and Galia following close behind. She saw Akarias already waiting for her at the entrance to the castle courtyard and her smile spread as she approached him.Â
“You look handsome,” she said as she reached for his hands. Her green eyes looked up at him. She could not explain it, but she was actually very glad to see him. “Did ya miss me?”
What Amaya is wearing ^^^^^^
Akarias stared at Amaya as she approached, stunned at her appearance as a smile worked it’s way across his face. After a moment he came back to himself and managed, “Yes, of course I did! You look beautiful.” He pulled her into a soft hug for a moment before releasing her.
“He’s been restless ever since you left.” Andun stood at Akarias’ side, in a rich brown cloak, smiling at the pair as he towered over them.
“You’re not supposed to tell her that,” Akaras grumbled to his friend, before turning his smile back to Amaya. “And is this the woman Galia, you mentioned?” He asked her, looking past her to Galia. “I look forward to meeting my bride’s friend.
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