The Future of the Woods

Party!!!

Tedros was practically jumping for joy. He was married! Finally! After all that time, not to mention that whole ordeal with Japeth and Rhian, him and Agatha were finally married!

He, Agatha, and all the guests had gone inside for the reception. As they neared the dining hall, Tedros saw the glittering lights from inside. The dining hall looked completely different.

There was a huge glittering chandelier, made out of the prettiest crystals. Underneath the chandelier was the table obviously meant for the bride, groom, and all the people they chose to sit with. It was long and white, with a royal blue table runner. There was a bouquet of flowers in the center, and small crystals surrounding it.

The rest of the tables were round, with a smaller bouquet in the center. (Sry guys I have COVID so Im sorry if the rest of this chapter seems lazy lol) On the main table, there were chairs in the middle, like thrones, obviously meant for the King and his queen. They had to change the seating at the last minute because of Hort, so one side of the main table had one more chair. The main table had Sophie next to Agatha, with Hort on Sophie's other side. The rest of the table was Camelots closest allies, like Jaunt Jolie. Everyone else was spread out. All the gnomes sat at 3 tables, the fourth years sat at two, and the first years sat at two. Surprisingly, good and evil weren't separated, but sat together.

As everyone settled down, Tedros took his hand in Agatha's, looked at her and smiled. Originally, they had planned for the speeches to be before dinner, but Agatha had argued. "Who wants to listen to a bunch of boring, stupid speeches when they're hungry? At least if it's after then people are full and might actually listen!" Tedros hadn't really gotten that logic, but sighed "Whatever to make my queen happy," he had said with a hint too much sarcasm, but his princess had smiled nonetheless. So, the dinner started. (I don't know any fancy foods sooo I'm not gonna describe the food or else ima make a fool of myself 😂)

Tedros looked over to Agatha, who was stuffing food in her mouth. "You know you shouldn't eat that much, this is just the starters," he told her. She looked up at him like he was crazy.

"Do you think I care?" She said with her mouth still full. Tedros laughed, and started eating himself.

Next to Agatha, Sophie and Hort were eating together silently. "So... um.... How are you?" Hort asked nervously.

"Fine," Sophie responded.

More awkward silence.

Suddenly, Sophie said "Where will we go after this?"

Hort looked stunned "We?"

"Of course!"

Hort grinned, "Well we can think about that later."

Sophie grinned too, then looked at Hort's food, "Anyway, can I have your cucumbers?"

Agatha smiled as Hort surrendered the cucumbers in his salad. She looked over to Tedros and put her head on his shoulder. "When's the next course coming?" She asked, eyes bright.

"Always thinking about food, aren't you?" Tedros sighed.

"And you." Agatha said lovingly. Tedros smiled and bent his head to kiss her. At the last second, she moved her head and said, "well, and Sophie." she joked.

"Of course. Always the witch." Tedros sighed, but kissed her anyway. He hadn't told her of a decision he made earlier, one he'd announce during his speech. It did include Hort, and he'd already asked him before the wedding. As their lips parted, the next course was served.

The next few courses went by pretty quickly. Around the end of the second course, Sophie and Agatha turned to each other after ending their previous conversations. It was the first time they had been able to talk since the wedding, since Agatha had been talking to Tedros, obviously, since they arrived. "Aggie, you're married!" Sophie said clasping her best friend's hand.

"It's crazy, I know," Agatha said, "A part of me was expecting Japeth somehow resurrecting right in front of us or something."

Sophie laughed. "Well, thank god he didn't. I would've just died right there."

Agatha smiled. After a second, Sophie said, "You know, I found something that you might like. Sort of, a wedding present."

Agatha raised an eyebrow, "What?"

"Well, it took some digging, but I found a potion some princesses and queens used a long time ago. It makes anyone who uses it's hair, well, better and longer, permanently." Sophie said.

"Really?" Agatha had asked for Sophie to find something like this once, before Tedros' failed coronation, to look more queen-like, but she'd found nothing.

"Yes, it took a very long time, but I found an old spell book with a potion for that. It seems great."

"That's amazing!" Agatha beamed.

Soon all the courses were served, and conversations came and went. Tedros learned that the Queen of Jaunt Jolie's eldest son, who'd been away, came back home after Betty had been killed, and that he'd been able to meet him when Agatha and Tedros went on their honeymoon, when they'd visit most of the 100 founding realms (well, only staying at the Ever Kingdoms, they'll only be at the Never Kingdoms for less than a day). He talked to Agatha some more, Sophie, and Hort.

Soon, it was time for speeches. The kings and queens, students, and even a gnome or two made a speech. After a bit, it was time for Hort and Sophie's speech. Hort had next to no time to prepare so he just thanked everyone and congratulated Tedros and Agatha. Then, it was Sophie's turn.

"Before all of our adventures started, I was the 'princess', and Agatha was the 'witch'," Sophie started. "Little did we know we were lying to ourselves about that. Agatha became the one of the best princesses to ever be known, and I'm now the Witch of Woods Beyond. I'm beyond happy for Tedros and Agatha. Tedros couldn't have picked a better queen, and, even though I hate to admit this, Agatha chose a great husband. No matter where the Storian takes us next, I'm glad you guys get to spend the rest of your lives together." Sophie concluded.

Everyone clapped as Sophie sat down. People were waiting for dessert, which hadn't been served yet, when Tedros stood up. No one thought Tedros would be giving a speech, but gave him their full attention.

Tedros started, "I never thought I could love someone. For a bit, I thought I'd never find a queen I loved. Little did I know I wouldn't just love someone, I'd love the best princess ever. I love Agatha more then anything, and I can't wait for our next chapter together." Even though it seemed like the end of the speech, he continued, "But, I know that Agatha also loves Sophie, hopefully not as much as she loves me though." He winked at Agatha. "So that's why I've made a decision. Hort has been appointed as the Advisor to Never Affairs (guys just pretend that's a thing lol) , and he and Sophie will come to live with me and Agatha and the castle."