“OhyesAisha”saidSamantha“Ihavebroughtyourweddinggown.You’vehadseveralfittingsnow,soitshouldfityouperfectlythistime.Tryitonterandsee.”
“Good”repliedAishaputtingdownhercoffeecup.“I’lldosoter.”
“What...weddinggown...?”excimedCharina,herfaceclearlyshowinghershodmystification.TurningtoAishashestammered,“Areyou…areyou…gettingmarried…?”Aishasighedandthenreplied,
“Asthememberdom,youarenaturallynotawareofourpns.Actually,Ishouldhavetoldyouaboutit.It’slikethis...Novel,amemberdomwhomIdon’tthinkyouhavemet,isgettingmarriedtoMr.O’Brianaohaveabigandvishwedding.AllofussideritaprivilegeandhonortobeoneofKingDimitri’swivesbutthoughwearenominallyhisQueenandroyales,itisreallyregrettablethatnotoneofushadevergohroughaformalweddingceremony.SosomeofourmemberssuggestedthatweshouldmakefulluseofthiseborateweddingofNovel’sandformallysayourmarriagevowstoKingDimitriatthesametimeinagroupwedding.Inawayitwillsobeastiousandresponsiblesummaryofoageofourlives.AtfirstIhadreservationsaboutthis,fearingitwouldbeeheadlihatwouldbringdowntheunweleattentionofthepaparazziandnewsmedia,therebycausingusallkindsofinveniendmischief.ItwouldalsobeagainstKingDimitri’sarylow-keystyleoflife.Justthinkofthis:seventeenofusmarryingonesingleman,andthatmanisnoteveattheceremony,hiswhereaboutsunknown.Aweddingwithnogroomisunheardofandwillbeeafiasockedandughedatinsociety.Sihiswassuretoturnintoamockeryandfodderforthesdalsheets,itwouldbebetternottoghitatall.Butthehinkingthingsover,Ifeltthatthissuggestionhaditsmerits.AsIjustmentioned,weareallKingDimitri’swives,butmostofthebeautieshadneverhadphysitimacywithhimandbecameoneofhiswiveswithoutgoingthroughanyformalceremony.Irealizethatthiswasnotfairtothem,soparticipatinginagroupweddingwouldbeoomakeamendstothempsychologically,whilesatisfyingtheirwishtobemarriedtohim.Atthesametime,wewouldbesayinggoodbyetoonechapterofourlives,thatbeautiful,happyaingtimewespentintheKingdomofDreams.Thoughwehatetothinkthatthingshaveetoanend,butitisareality.Fromthistimeon,allofuswilldoasKingDimitriwishesandgoforthandseekwhathecalls“ahappylife”.Sothisgroupweddingisnotonlyabeautifulfullstop,butalsoabrandnewbeginningofourfuturelife.”
“Whatbeginning?Whatfullstop?”criedDornaimpatiently.“Idon’tknowwhatyouaretalkingabout.Fromwhatyoujustsaid,itseemsasifmarriageanddivorcearealmostthesamethingandthere’snotmuchdiffereweenaweddingandafuneral!It’stoofrustratinganddisappointing.Idon’twanttowearthatdarnweddingdress.It’ssotight,stiffandunfortable.What’sitallforanyway?Idon’tcareaboutsayinggoodbyeandallthatstuffyoujustsaid.WaittillIseetheolddogagain,Iwohimgetawaywithitsoeasilythistime.Iwillfollowcloselyonhisheels,evenifhegoestotheendoftheworld!Whereverhegoes,Itoowillgo.Youjustwaitandsee.”AishagredatDornareprovinglyandAngelicamurmured,
“Heyyounaughtygirl,don’tmonkeyaround.What’swrongwithwearingweddinggowns?Theseventeenofuswilllbewearingthesamestyleofformalwhiteweddinggownandwilllooksogood.Andyou,mypet,willbetheprettiestofusall.Sosh-sh,don’tgripeanymore,Aishaislookingmencholy…”GngupandseeingAisha’ssorrowfulexpression,Dorhequeenwasangry,sosheimmediatelyshuthermouthandsaidnomore.
“Ifthatisso…”saidCharina,“sinceIamnowamemberoftheKingdomofDreams,shouldIalsogoandhaveaweddingdressmadeandtakepartinthegroupwedding?”
“Ofcourse”saidAisha,noddingherhead.TurningtoSamantha,sheasked,“Buttimeisshort,wouldtheybeabletomakeanotheroime?”Samanthahastilyswallowedthelettuhermouthanddranksomefreshejuicebeforereplying,
“Thereshouldn’tbeaproblem.Allourweddinggownsweremadebyhandatoheworld-famousweddingdressshopswhichspecializesindoinghighqualitywork.It’sverytime-ing,butbywthreeshifts,theyshouldbeabletohaveonereadybeforetheweddingdate.Theowhisworld-famousshopthatspecializesinmakingweddinggownsbyhand,wouldsurelyaodatetheirVIPerwhoorderedatotalofseventeensuchexpensivehigh-endgownsatthesametime!Iwillguaraherewon’tbeanyproblem,butafterwefiing,Charinamustgotherewithmetoletthemtakehermeasurementsandhavetheworkstartedassoonaspossible.”Angelicasuddenlythoughtofsomethingandsaid,
“Oh,bytheway,yourmajesty,thereissomethingimportantthatImustaskyouabout.Ioethisgrandandeborateweddinggosmoothly,wehavebeenbusypreparingforalmostayearno’Briaablishedaspecialpreparatoryitteetooverseetheevent.Theyhavebookedthecity’sgrahistoricalchurchfortheweddingceremonyandaskedafamousandmuch-respectedpastortoofficiate.Iwasresponsibleforissuingtheinvitationsandtallyinguptheresponses.Byyesterday,allthereplieswerebadexceptforthefeereabroad,orwhohadbusiheycouldnotleave,95%ofthoseinvitedsaidthattheywouldbeabletoattend.Fromthelistoftheguestswhowouldbeattending,youcouldsurmisethatMr.O’Briancamefromafamilyofbluebloodswithenormouswealthaswelsinnumerablepromisociales,foramongtheguestsweremembersofmanyroyalfamiliesaeofpolitidfinancialpersohisweddingwillsurelyturnouttobetheweddingofthetury!IgavethelisttothepreparatoryitteeyesterdayandtheywaoinquireifallthemembersoftheKingdomofDreamsioattendtheweddingdiheyoknowthistoorderthefoodandarraingatthetables.”AishawassilentforamomentstillthinkihequestionoverwhenDornainterruptedsfullysaying,
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