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To the Highest Bidder Goes the Prize (Chuckeles/butterfly040

Lund smiles in a greeting to the priest. "I just recently returned. I have some urgent business with the head priest. Can you wake him for me?" he moves to Kianas side helping her down from her horse. "If he resist tell him who is here and tell him I need a favor." He gently toches Kianas cheek smiling as he looks into her eyes softly.
 
The priest nodded and was off. Meanwhile, Kiana looked around, feeling strangely at ease in this place. It was like a piece of her past coming back to her. Not like it was that long ago but still she could never picture herself in a place like this for the rest of her life again. "What if he says no?" Kiana asked him after they had been waiting for a time.
 
Lund smiles as he strokes her cheek softly. "Don't worry. The priest owes me a favor or two for a few favors I did him." He glances into her eyes as he pulls her close his lips inches from hers. "If he wont marry us then we will ride till we can find a priest." His head comes down pressing their lips together passionately.
 
"Such a display in a temple of worship," a voice comes. The head priest comes walking into the room with them. A pleasent but peaceful older man, he smiles warmly at the pair as Kiana gasps and pulls away from the kiss. "And to what do I owe this late night call from you Lund?"
 
Lund turns around smiling softy as he steps up gaming the priest hand softly. "I need you to perform a marriage ceremony. I want to marry this woman." At his last words he reaches back for Kianas hand pulling her closer for the priest to get a view of her. His hand gives Kianas a gentle squeeze.
 
The priest looks from Lund, to Kiana, then to Lund again. His face thoughtful, "Hmmm... and why is it so important that I wed you like this? In private, in the middle of the night, and without your family... what kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into my boy?" The priest put his hands on his hips as he waited for a good reason why he should do as Lund asked.
 
Lund clears his throat as he glances at Kiana. "My father wants to marry me off to a noble lady. But I'm afriad my heart is set on Kiana. And it won't be persuaded to love anyone else." He gently hugs Kiana watching thr priest for a few moments. "And we will need a place to cosumate our marriage."
 
Kiana was nervous. The priest could still say no. Then they would need to get on their horses and ride to some other unknown place to attempt to find someone that would marry them. He was looking them over and clearly considering his options. What IF he said no? Would he go a step further to send word back to his family of what they were attempting to do?

"Do you love him in return?" the priest asked her suddenly.

Nodding, Kiana smiled a little, "With all my heart. I wish that things didn't have to be like this, but it may be the only way we can be together."

The priest rose his hand and summoned one of the other priests to his side, "Wake 10 people to stand witness for the wedding. These two must be well and legally bound in the eyes of this temple so the marriage cannot be easily put aside by the lord of the land. Then see to warming up the small hut on the outskirt of the grounds. Our guests will stay until morning."
 
Lund glances around then back at the priest as the silence seems to stretch on for awhile. His own nervousness seems to be seeping out as he rubs his arm slowly. He swallows as he glances towards Kiana his eyes coming back to the priest at his question. A soft smile fills his face as he hears her response.

He smiles as the priest begins his orders. He steps forward thanking the priest smiling softly. "We need a place to change. We brought clothes that are better suited for a wedding."
 
The priest directs them to a small room. "We will give you a few moments..." Once left alone, Kiana pulled the dress that Nessa had given her from the pack, looking at it. It was not much better then the dress she wore normally. And as she slipped her dress off and slipped the other one on, she sighed as she realized just how big it was on her. Turning, she moved her hair aside to reveal the laces on the back, "Can you tighten this up a bit?"
 
Lund grabs his shirt slipping his dirty one off. His task of changing is stopped with him shirtless as he turns toward her. His fingers move to the fittings as he leans in kissing her neck an bare back softly. He continues kissing the bare skin for a moment before pulling himself back. He quickly tightens the dress making it comfortable for her. He moves to whisper in her ear. "I love you Kiana." he slips his own shirt back on straightening his clothes.
 
"I love you to," she replied softly, as she looked down at herself. "Not exactly the kind of dress for a bride on her wedding day, but it fits me better then some fancy one." Sighing, she turned to face him, "I'm sorry it has come to this Lund. I did so want your family to like me and to accept me but I guess I'm just not what they want. Are you sure you still want me?"
 
Lund glances down at her studying her face for a moment then stepping towards her touching her cheek. "Of course I still want this darling. I've crossed mountains and fought men for you. I won't give you up just because my parents have other ideas." he leans in kissig her softly once more. "We should get going before they send a priest in for us."
 
She smiled a little, happy as always to hear him confess his strong feelings for her out loud. "Yes, there should be plenty of time for use to be alone after we are wed." Taking his hand, they return to the main floor of the temple. A priest is there to take them to the temple alter where the sleepy eyed witnesses stood waiting for them along with the priest that would marry them, a slight smile on this face. "Shall we then?"
 
Lund smiles as he gives her hand a gentle squeeze. He glances back at the witness that have been woken up to pay heed to the ceremony. He smiles at the priest bowing slightly in respect for him. He then glances towards Kiana taking up his proper place before the alter still holding her hand softly.
 
The priest began the simple ceremony. He didn't make it a short one, wanting to make sure that if anyone asked there would be no doubt that this union was bound by the gods and could not be broken by any mortal. Before long, he asked them each, "Kiana, do you take Lund to be your husband? To be bound to his heart and his soul through all things, good and bad, until death parts you?"

Kiana smiled, looking into Lund's eyes, nodding her head a moment, "I do, with all my heart."

The priest then looked to Lund, "Lund, do you take Kiana to be your wife? To be bound to her heart and her soul through all things, good and bad, until death parts you?"
 
Lunds smile seems to grow brighter as the priest starts the ceremony. He gives Kiana's hand a gentle squeeze. His own eyes looking into hers as she answers the priest question. He smiles nodding softly turning towards the priest as he ask the same question of him. "I do. With my heart and soul."
 
There were a few more things that the priest said in blessing their union before at last he spoke the words that finished it at last, "I now pronounce you to be husband and wife in the eyes of the gods and the eyes of the lord." He smiled then at Lund, "Well, go ahead and kiss your bride."

While they were left to that, the priest turned to start the paper work that would be needed to be signed and prove the marriage was indeed legal.
 
Lund smiles as he steps forward tugging Kiana to him softly as he dips her down slightly. His lips press to hers softly as he follows the priest orders kissing her passionately his arms giving her a gentle squeeze. He breaks the kiss after a few minutes laughing softly as he touches her cheek softly. "I Love you Kiana."
 
She was quite dazed by the time he finally let her up for air once again, "I... love you... too..." she said between a light panting before she lowered her voice and whispered, "Not in front of the priests..."

"Indeed lad," the head priest spoke with a light laugh. "I should ask you to wait a few moments longer until you seal yourself up in the hut we had warmed for you. Before that though," he produced the paper for them, "if you will be so kind as to sign this. Once you have, the witnesses shall sign. Then you will sign our book of records and you will be as wed as two people can be."
 
He lets out a soft laugh hearing her pant softly after the kiss. He then nods as he seperates slightly turning to face the priest but holding Kiana close to him. He moves to where the paper is sitting as he begins signing it slowly. He hands the pen to Kiana his head turning to the priest. "Do you need me to press my seal to it?"
 
While Kiana is signing the priests nods, "Yes, yes that would actually be a very wise idea. It would bind you not only by us but by your own family's seal." While the witnesses all came forward one by one to sign the document, the heated some wax. Once all had signed, the head priest himself signed the paper and dripped the wax upon it, waiting for Lund to press his seal into it.
 
Lund steps up pressing his seal into the wax making sure to get a good impression of it in. He steps back nodding slowly. "I think that will do it." His head turns kissing Kiana on the cheek softly as he holds her close squeezing her. "If you wouldnt mind showing us to the hut my friend I think were both ready to sleep."
 
Kiana blushed a little. She knew very well that there would not be just sleep going on in the hut. They needed to officially consummate the married, thought technically it was already pre-consummated before the wedding ever happened. While most the priests yet back to bed, one of them showed Lund and Kiana the way out the side of the temple and across the way to a hut that was on the property yet away from the temple. "We use this for when the priest family visits them. Whose of us that have family. They cannot stay within the temple." Opening the door, the priests had been nice enough not only to lit a fire to heat the space but provided them with blankets, pillows, and laid out some cold mutton, bread, cheese, and some spiced wine for them as well. With a good night, the young priest departed, leaving the newlyweds alone.
 
Lund nods softly as he thanks the priest that leads them to hut opening the door. He leads Kiana inside closing the door behind them. He seals the door then moves to pour some wine for both of them. "Its official now darling. You are a nobleman's wife." He laughs as he brings a cup of wine to her sipping from his own. "If you dont wish to consumate tonight I will understand especially after what happened in the mountains."
 
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