Ash’s kisses had done nothing to assuage the grief, and the memory of the king’s words lived within her, exactly as he’d said them.
On this day, I present to you new life. And as your king, I understand there can be no new life without new beginnings. Alliances unburdened by the pettiness of squabbles and jealousy.
Lords and Ladies Dereham, Quinlanden, Blackwood, and Warwick, I have brought you here with your children today to right wrongs that have mounted since before I ascended the crown. The fighting, the trade wars, the grudges older than any present. They end today.
Today, we come to celebrate the promise of unity. There will be six blessed unions of marriage on this day, and I will ask all those taking their vows to put aside your quarrels, your sorrows, and step forward in the b
