The next morning, they prepared for the wedding ceremony between Ayla and Senden. They completed the last political preparations and assembled the council and introduced Senden, who entered his role as a natural Guardian of the fortress.
Iris was pleased. The wedding ceremony was simple, as Ayla always wanted.
They left things in order in the capital, Moutai, and left for Shiran.
The road was quite difficult, as Iris could not ride without stopping, and the wound reopened due to the road and the great effort she made to stay on the horse to get to Shiran as soon as possible.
The first thing they did when they got to Shiran was laying her on the bed, on her belly, to clean her wounds. Despite trying to control her pain as best she could, the herbs were still needed because she could
