193. After the Oracle said that we had to consummate our marriage before everyone, I was taken by the elderly women of the pack who went to prepare me. Norman was also taken by the elders of the pack.
Mei refused to leave me alone and she went with us.
“What really happens here?" She asked as I was taken to a small thatched hut.
“We bathe her in special water that is believed to bring prosperity, fertility and protection from our ancestors to her. Now that she is our Luna mating before everyone shows them and assures them that our king has officially taken her as a mate.
It raises the respect people have for her,” an elder explained as another one stirred a bath that had already been prepared.
Mae touched the water and nodded with satisfaction.
I removed my clothes and entered th
