Re: [RP] Wedding Preparations

[arthur_loxley]

Lynna could feel the heat in her cheeks and thought she must be blushing terribly as Arthur pulled her in and kissed her passionately. She cast her eyes down but couldn't stop smiling, Arthur knew she was shy and wasn't used to displaying her affection for him in front of anyone really. I have missed you terribly my Love and I can only stay a short time now as well.

Eric, Grizelda and Gretl have all arrived safe and sound and at my house until I fetch them and bring them to the castle, they wanted to freshen up a little first after their long trip.

She turned back to Gawain still blushing, Have you been shown to a room yourself yet Gawain?

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Gawain looks at Lynna.

"Yes, I have been shown to my room. It is nice"

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Arthur absentmindedly played with her fingers, trying to pay attention to the conversation between her and Gawain but he was definitely distracted. He was thinking about the kiss. It was passionate and tender, entirely too brief, and only led to wanting more.

The texture of her lips on his was one he could not erase, nor did he have a desire to. His eyes burned brightly as he glanced at Lynna before forcing himself to remember the Deacon was still talking. He sighed, maybe a little noticeably. He desperately wanted to be alone with Lynna, but he knew it was inappropriate. Not proper for a gentleman of noble means. He argued with his inner self.. But I'm not alwayssss a gentleman.. maybe I don't have to be now?

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Gawain finishes his food and ale. Looking at his friends, he senses that they might like some privacy.

"Well, it has been a long day for me, and I think I will go to my room to get some rest now. We''ll continue our talks soon. See you later "

Gawain then gets up from the table , and heads back to his room.

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Wonderful Gawain, she was smiling and still a little flushed as she added, We will have quite a few staying here with us at the Castle, besides Logoth from my family the rest of mine and all of Arthurs family live out of Coventry.

She looked down at her hand as she could feel the warmth of Arthurs fingers playing with hers. She looked up, her eyes connecting with his, noticing something in his eyes she felt herself blushing again, he made her so happy and she couldn't wait to be his wife.

I do have to leave again shortly and finish some of the other preparations, she paused again thinking ahead. And go back to the house to check on my family, we can discuss the ceremony a little later when you have had time to rest Gawain.
Before rising from her chair she leaned into Arthur and kissed him lightly on the lips again, I'll let you know before I leave the castle Love she smiled

Not wanting to leave Arthur alone right now he did seem a little distracted she said I won't be very long though Arthur but there are a few things I need to do that you can't be privvy to just yet she grinned as she went to leave.

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He sighed even more noticeably! Gawain had already left, and now Lynna was as well. He pouted as she was standing up to leave. He took her hand, and placed it on his heart. I'm going to miss you! Do you have to leave? He pouted and sighed again. Maybe she wouldn't leave if she felt bad for him? He knew her weakness. He was grinning to himself, knowing she would stay if only for just a few more moments.

He stood up, and moved closer to her. Looking in her eyes, kissing her tenderly. His hand holding hers over his heart, leaning his forehead against hers. Stay with me...

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Arthur took Lynnas hand and placed it against his chest as she went to leave, he asked if she needed to leave she looked down to him as he sighed deeply. You know I do Love she giggled We have so much to do and so little time she protested playfully as he stood and pulled her close. His lips pressing against hers she closes her eyes relaxing to his kiss and her hand held firmly against his chest. As their lips parted he whispered "Stay with me" his forehead against hers, she takes a breath and grins when she says Those puppy dog eyes get you everywhere you know, maybe just for a little bit longer ...

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Meanwhile, in Stafford, a very flustered looking mayoress was quickly penning a note to the bride and groom to be.


Dearest, Lynna and Arthur,

I trust this will reach and find you both well and that the pressures of your upcoming day do not mar the obvious love that is shared between the two of you.

Something quite unexpected has come up and I fear I shall be delayed, but I hope to be there as soon as possible! (No, Arthur... Stafford has not been attacked and I am not once more walking the walls.)

I am, as I write, getting ready to leave for my own wedding. A quiet affair, it is being held on the hills overlooking my dear city. The groom is not the one that you would suppose but that is a tale for another day.

Oh, and to quiet the rumour mill which I'm sure will be turning out gossip by the mile... I am not with child.

Peace and love to you on what must be a very hectic time, I hope you manage to find some time for yourselves among the preparations.

With much fondness and friendship,

Maeve Sullivan

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Walking around his office in town hall, Exeter checks to make sure everything is in order. All grants have been given, orders for the town militia have been passed along, notes to his town council have been delivered. All is in order, so he heads home to pack for the journey ahead.

At home he makes sure he doesn't forget anything - but he has forgotten something! All of those balls of wool he could generously share with the towns he will be passing through are still either in the town hall or the marketplace.

Oh well, I will just have to keep our fine Brummie wool for Birmingham. Maybe I can run by the market and buy one for a gift to the newlyweds - and an extra for Maeve and her new husband. What a great idea!

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Myxti is now in the town next to Coventry with her ladies and a male escort for safety. She is staying in the home of a friend and preparing to leave again in the morning to stay in Coventry until after the wedding.

Her dress has been finished as well as a new matching hood and matching jewelry. She has also her gifts. Her biggest concern was an escort as she doesn't feel it's proper to attend alone. So she asked her cousin, who is visiting England from Spain and he is on his way to meet her now. He should be in town tonight and will follow her to Coventry when she leaves.

She is really looking forward to seeing him again....Ferdinand de Navarra. He is the son of her uncle (mother's brother).

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A letter arrived in Cumberland for Lerendus. It was an invitation to his cousin Lynna's wedding. He was very happy for her that she had found someone she loved and wanted to spend the rest of her life with, someone who made her heart flutter, someone who could put a smile on her face even when everything in the world went wrong. He smiled. He had met someone who did all that for him, someone who made every burden lighter, every joy fonder, someone who meant everything to him. He couldn't wait to introduce his fiance, Smom, to the family, and to meet his cousin's soon to be husband, but they had to leave now to make it to the wedding on time. The carriage was prepared, and they were on their way, but they would stop along the way in Birmingham to pick up his little sister Eary before proceeding on to the wedding.

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Arthur hadn't seen Lynna in a few days due to both of their busy schedules. He sighed heavily. He was supposed to have spent some time with her, but they had only had a few minutes to greet each other. So many things to do, so little time to complete them in.

He still needed to write his wedding vows. He sat down at his desk with a quill in hand ready to bring his feelings to parchment. He wanted to get Deacon Gawain's opinion on his vows before the wedding.. Arthur always needed reassurance. He wasn't sure why, but it's just the way he was. He tried to put some phrases down on paper. His mind was like a big puzzle.. usually, Lynna was the one who could rearrange his nonsense into logical coherent wording. But this was something he needed to complete without her help, and he was not happy about it. He loved sharing things with Lynna. She was easy to talk to and understanding.

He thought about Lynna and began to write:

Lynna is...
- my inspiration
- my meaning for life and love
- soul mate

He sighed again. He needed to write complete sentences not fragments. He stood up and paced the room, needing his inspiration to come flowing to his quill. He wanted to see Lynna.. she could make him focus with just a single touch or kiss. But he knew it was impossible. It was the day before the wedding and it was completely inappropriate to see the bride-to-be. Maybe a letter? He thought but shook his head. I need to complete my vows, not avoid it by doing other things.

He wasn't sure what to do. He was lost. He was not a writer; never was good at penning his feelings and thoughts.

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Grizelda, Gretl and Lynna had arrived back to the Castle, Oswald had the door open on their arrival. As he made his way down the steps one of the young lads that worked in the stables came and held the horse while another two servants appeared to help take the goods from the cart.

Oswald offered his hand to each of the ladies to help them down as Lynna introduced them.

Cousins she smiled Please meet Oswald, Arthurs Butler and head of the staff here at Coventry Castle, Oswald my cousins Lady Grizelda and Lady Gretl Von Liechenstein.

Pleasure to meet you Lady Grizelda and Lady Gretl, I trust your stay here at Coventry Castle will be both pleasant and memorable...

I'll take my cousins to their room Oswald if we can have the goods bought up there please, we can sort them out again...


After Oswald gave instructions to the staff he turned to Lynna, M'am if I could have a word please, Of course Oswald, she replied as they moved a little aside from her cousins. In a lowered voice he continued, Lord Arthur had been waiting in the parlour for your return, he has been quite impatient and missed you today he said with a somewhat mischievious smile, and wished me to say that he had a few things to tend to and would speak to you later. Lynna grinned and felt herself blushing again as she thanked him. I have missed Lord Arthur as well she smiled and I do hope to see him later, thank you for letting me know.

She went back to her cousins and grabbing a hand of each eitherside she said Come let me show you my new home and your room....

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As the day moved into the evening Lynna had a wonderful time catching up with her cousins, and enjoying a wonderful dinner with her family and Gawain, she did wonder why Arthur hadn't joined them for dinner though. At least they were able to meet and chat for a while when we all went down to the tavern with Arthur so he could check on stocks as he would be busy over the next few days. Maybe he was still there sorting things out before we leave on our honeymoon she thought. At least they had found Eric as well, she laughed as he had spent all day at the tavern, and bought him back to the castle. She was so excited having her cousins there she had so much to share with them... her cheeks warmed again as she recalled telling her cousins of a few secrets and how they giggled and wanted to know more.

She was heading back to her own room when she spotted Gawain in the hallway, hoping he wouldn't notice her rosy cheeks she said Gawain would you be able to join me for a cup of tea or a drink in the parlour before retiring, I just wanted to go over the ceremony plan once again with you and show you my vows I had written. I can meet you there directly as soon as I retrieve my writings.

[arthur_loxley]

Gawain had enjoyed having a wonderful dinner with Lynna and her family members that had traveled to attend the wedding. After dinner, Gawain had taken a walk in the castle grounds to get some fresh air.

Later, he walked back inside the castle and started walking along the hallway to his room. He spotted Lynna walking along the hallway to her room and she approached him and said, "Gawain would you be able to join me for a cup of tea or a drink in the parlour before retiring, I just wanted to go over the ceremony plan once again with you and show you my vows I had written. I can meet you there directly as soon as I retrieve my writings."

Gawain said to her "Yes, of course I will join you to go over things. I'll meet you there."

He turned and headed back down the hallway and downstairs to the parlour. Arriving there, he sat down and waited for Lynna to arrive.

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Lynna hurried along to her room and picked up her vows she had written, on the way to the parlour she saw Oswald and asked, Oswald could you please arrange a nice warm spiced mead to be delivered to the parlour.

Certainly Lady Lynna he replied

I am about to meet with Chaplain Gawain about the ceremony again and thought it would be a nice retiring drink. She smiled Thankyou Oswald and continued onto the parlour.

As she entered, she smiled again, seemed all she could do was smile and giggle when it had anything to do with the wedding plans or Arthur, she was so looking forward to everything. I have Oswald bringing us a nice warm mead Gawain I hope that is satisfactory dear friend.

As they took a seat she passed over the parchment she had for Gawain to peruse.

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Gawain stands to greet Lynna after she enters the parlour. She mentions that she has ordered warm mead for them.

"Yes, warm mead would be lovely."

They take a seat and she passed him a piece of a parchment, and as he looked at it, he read her vows that she had written upon it and smiles.

"These are good, Lynna. They'll do just fine. You mentioned you wanted to go over the ceremony plan again too, what would you like to discuss? "

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Lynna was watching Gawain for a hint of experession that he approved of her vows and was glad to hear him say they were just fine. Wonderful she smiled. Just then Oswald appeared at the door with a tray holding the mead, Please come in Oswald she said.

Oswald entered placing the tray on a nearby table, he poured them a mug each and bought the tray over setting it on a small table between the two. Thank you she smiled.

If there anything else M'lady or the Deacon requires please call for me Oswald says.

Thank you Oswald, I will probably be retiring as soon as we finish here.

Very well M'lady as he gives a curtesy nod and leaves the room.

She turns back to Gawain, picks up a mug and hands it to him, I think it's more nerves than anything, I am hoping we have covered everything. I know this being your first wedding you are probably feeling somewhat nervous yourself? she asked enquiringly. It must have been great support to have Bishop Tuvoria in the same Town to guide you along. Was he happy with all the preparations made? I suppose the URACE registry papers and all have been organised, do they get filed by yourself or do we do that after the ceremony?

Realising she was asking alot of questions she giggled again and thought silly questions of course Gawain would have everything organised, I'm sorry Gawain I am just so excited and nervous it's making me think of things that have probably all been taken care of.

She picked up the other mug and took a sip, the soothing warmth of the mead was just what she needed.

Let's change the subject, maybe and you can tell me how you are progressing with your Deacon studies to become a Priest? It's been an exciting time for many in many different ways.

Wrapping her hands around the mug she rested back on the chair relaxing so she could listen with genuine interest at what her friend would say.

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Kenrich was finishing up his duties as he was trying to prepare to make his way to the wedding, He was still not used to the duties as a Councilor and Capt, but he liked it. He looked around seeing he was ready. He set out. He had grown accustomed to attended these things alone, He never seemed to find anyone to go with him. He gave alittle laugh at himself as he made his way out and towards the wedding

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Handing back Lynna her piece of parchment, Gawain takes hold of the mug when she handed it to him and took a sip. He listens as she speaks.

"Yes, we have covered everything else, Arthur wants to show me his vows also and that will be the final thing covered." He laughs lightly, then continues. "I am feeling a little nervous as it is my first wedding ceremony, but that's only natural. I have had guidance from Tuvoria, so things should be fine,and he is happy with what we have put together between us. I will file the registry papers after the ceremony, it will all be taken care of so you don't have to worry about it.

As she changes the subject towards his becoming a priest, he smiles.

"Things are progressing really well, and I hope to be able to become one soon. I'm really looking forward to it."

He then leans back in his chair and sips his mead, as he waits for her to continue.

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I am glad everything is progressing well for you with your studies and I do hope we hear news of your progress while Arthur and I are travelling.

The friends talked for a while longer while they finished their warm drinks, Lynna felt more at ease knowing everything seemed to be in order she smiled at Gawain she said, We do have a big day tomorrow so we should really call it a night she smiled. We still have plenty to do in the morning .before the ceremony

She stood and waited for Gawain, giving him a thankful hug she said Do you think you can find your way back to your room? or should I call Oswald?

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Gawain and Lynna talked for a while longer while finishing their drinks.

The friends stood and hugged one another. Gawain listens to Lynna and replies, "Yes, we all have a big day tomorrow so its best to get some rest now. No, I'll be fine, I've found my way around now. See you tommorrow. "

He then leaves, and heads back up to his room.

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It had been a long and exciting day for Lynna, she made her way back to her room and started to prepare for bed. There was so much going through her mind. The discussions with Gawain, the arrival of her Cousins, the news of those who would be able to attend the wedding and some who were not able to come but had sent their apologies. The surprise cryptic message from dear Maeve mentioning a wedding of her own, when did all this happen we were only there a week or so ago and not a word did Maeve murmur about a man in her life. She smiled to herself and thought as long as Maeve is truly happy they are happy for her. There was so much she hadn't heard of that was going on around her.

After changing into her nightgown, she sat at the mirrored table and unpinned her hair letting it's locks flow down over her shoulders and back. She flames from the candles flickering in the background as a slight breeze disseminates around the room. Her thoughts focusing on Arthur now, she has missed him terribly over the last few days with hardly a chance to catch up and be alone. A smile came easily as she replayed the scene in the tavern when he met her cousins, and Grizeldas fiance Eric had been there most of the day and not known who the other was.

Arthurs display of affection as he dragged her onto his lap kissing her passionately, she is sure he loves to see her cheeks turn red as she has not been known to flaunt her affections in front of others. Goosebumps covering her skin now, was it the thoughts she was having or the cool night air.

She brushed her long locks vigorously for a few minutes and placed the brush down on the table. She put out the candles all except the one near her bed, going by her desk again picking up the parchment with her vows on it she climbed under the covers and proped herself up against the pillows re reading what she had written ...

He meant so much to her and tomorrow she would be his wife, she snuggled down under the covers watching the light from the candle as the flame played, she tries to sleep ...

[arthur_loxley]

Lana had a lot of things on her mind, she had managed to sort out someone to watch over Lichfield for her while she was gone...but she knew there would need to be a permanant replacement for her, for her heart longed to move somewhere else.
Getting Moonlight's tack and saddle, Lana went through the motions of setting her horse up. Making sure that each buckle is snapped off at the right notch and that Moonlight has not heaved her stomach full of air to loosen the saddle strap when they move off Lana puts the final bit on...the saddlebags with all the necessary things she would require for the next coming days of celebration.
Putting her left foot in the stirrup she heaves herself up onto Moonlight and begins the journey towards Coventry.

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Liza rushes about the room, picking things up, placing them back down with a shake of her head, moving onto something else. Life on the road certainly had it's charms, but she was finding out it had it's drawbacks as well. The major one was her wardrobe. It was very limited, really nothing appropriate for a wedding. She sighs, berating herself for not taking the time to order a new gown. Of course, she hadn't had much notice. She picks up a gown and studies it. A small smile comes to her face as she remembers the last time she had worn it, for her picnic with Wolf. Yes, this will do, she tells herself with a smile, smoothing the fabric down before carefully packing it.

With that chore finished, she quickly packs the rest of the things she and her husband would need for their trip to Coventry. Knowing they would only be there for the day, a feeling of sadness comes over her. She does miss her home, and wishes they could spend at least a day or two there. Putting aside those thoughts, she finishes packing with the last few items, the gifts she had picked out.

Once their bags were packed, Liza looks about the room once more, hoping she hadn't forgotten anything, but knowing she had. With a shrug she opens the door and calls for the boy she had seen downstairs to ask him to carry their bags outside. If they were going to make it on time, they would have to leave soon. Not hearing the boy, exasperated, she loudly closes the door behind her and makes her way down the stairs, keeping an eye out for her husband at the same time. She finds them both in the tavern below, the boy silently sweeping, Wolf standing at the bar, a mug of ale in his hand. She instructs the boy to get their bags and slips him a few coins. Walking up behind Wolf, she slips her arm around his waist. Love, it's time to leave.

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