*Shiff wakes up in the middle of the night, a warm smile on his face. It's the night of his wedding, and across the room from him, lays the sleeping form of his Newlywed Wife, Valmara, tucked comfortably into her slighty undersized futon, smiling in much the same fashion as Shiff. He sits up and looks over to her, warm thoughts filling his mind as he relives the day in the short moments he gazes at her. Pulling on some of his clothes, he crawls over beside his Beloved and softly kisses her cheek*
"Forever yours, Valmara..."
*brushes a lock of hair from her face, gently caressing her cheek for a moment, before retrieving his Black book, and sitting at the table. He looks at his scarred right hand a moment, tracing the ugly burn scar with his fingers, thinking about the night they made their wedding rings, and then smiles as he turns his wedding ring on his finger, it glowing with a soft green light, the soul stone set within swirling with a small portion of Valmara's soul. He dabs his quill in the ink, and begins to write.*
Augra, 21, 1417
"Shiff, do you take Valmara for your Shining Gem, to live in the holy legacy? Will you love, honor, comfort, and cherish her from this day forward, forsaking all others, keeping only unto her for as long as you both shall live?"
What a Question... And such an answer... "I do"... It sounds too simple, too easy to just disregard, too easy to go back on on a whim in favor of "something better"... I'm not going to lie to myself, I was not always honest. I remember all the meaningless promises I've made to other women in my past, faceless pleasures to indulge myself with at every port... But Valmara... She's special. I know that for certain... The way she makes me feel is.... indescribable... Whenever we are together...
I never thought I'd get wedded... Never thought I'd ever meet someone that made me feel so calm and at peace with the world but... I found her... Or maybe she found me...
*he smiles, looking over at his sleeping beauty, her wedding bouquet sitting peacefully in a vase on her end of the table, her dress resting lopsided on her storage chest, thrown there during the night.*
Whatever the reason, we found each other and love each other. Nothing can change that now...
Until my dying breath Val will be the one I love with every fabric of my soul, and even beyond the grave it will be Valmara that I will bind myself to.
"I do, until the end of time..."
*he closes his book and leaves it open on the bed, crawling back next to Valmara, laying down beside her on the ground. He gently kisses his loves lips, stirring her just enough for her to open her chocolate-eyes and smile. snuggling close to her, he whispers a sweet goodnight to his Beloved, and after wrapping her up in his arms, falls back to sleep beside her*