2 Moons - Fairy tales Slashed

CH 44 - The Aftermath...

The tall ones.

Phana POV

"You need to come bless the kids or the silk thread can't untie." Gramps points at us.

"It can't be real!" The Queen yells. "You need 5 priests chanting the whole time..."

But as she says this Gramps points at the servants sitting quietly to a side, it looked like they had been watching but they are priests in disguise.

"Nami is only 14!" The Kings shouts.

"That's old enough to be betrothed." Nami says thinking. "But we can't share a marital bed until I turn 17."

"There will be no sharing anything." The Queen yells.

"Change the laws for future generations but for now can you please bless us?" Nami sighs. "I have a dress fitting."

I look at Yo in surprise, he's...we are...The parents have no choice; the binding chains will not release our hands until we have been blessed by both parents. Yo's father glares at me as he says the blessing prayers, as our hands untie he moves Yo away from me.

"Yo...Yo..."

"P'Kit..."

"Beam lets..."

"Tew I..."

"Come on George, they are going to get loud." Nami takes his hands and runs from the room.

But we are quickly ushered away, I can see Yo looking at me worried and I think he said something but I was too far to hear it. We get taken into the King's office.

"Calm down." Gramps waves his hand and sits. "I only betrothed Nami, what do you take me for?"

"But she is..."

"That guy you chose for her was a terrible idea." Gramps points at his daughter in law.

"He's the crown prince!"

"That's my point!" Gramps snaps. "The girl wants to see the world, not be stuck in a castle!"

"Wayo is too young!" Yo's father shouts. "I refuse to acknowledge this!"

"Come have a drink with me." My father pulls him along, they drink while they talk. Mings father joins them, he's just shaking his head pointing at Gramps.

"This is your fault!" The Queen yells at her husband. "I'm going to my mothers, and I'm taking the kids."

"Wait...dear..."

P'Nott sighs. "You're a bad example."

"We're a great example!" The King yells at his son before running after his wife.

We sit separately and talk as the room descends into more chaos and they carry on arguing.

"I'm still numb." Ming says sitting staring at the fire. "Did that really happen?"

"We got married." Forth says taking a drink.

"I need to go make an offering." Ming's still in shock.

I hand him a glass and take a large gulp of mine. Waking up this morning, my biggest worry was finding out why Yo was upset, and now by late afternoon he and I are married.

"How the hell do we begin to handle this?" I ask them.

"You already got most of it covered." Forth snaps. "When did you talk to P'Sing?"