United Kingdoms

“Peace be with you, good people,” Ahelsiy greeted the couple at the doorstep. After carefully listening to their story, he opened a book containing the precepts, flipped through it, and then read aloud: “And the two shall become one flesh, so they are no longer two, but one. Therefore, what the Mentor joins together in sacred bonds of love, let no one separate.” “But even the strongest families sometimes face severe trials, break apart, and are forever lost in the darkness of discord and disappointment. For this occasion, the Enlightened have their own decree: ‘Only adultery, that is, marital infidelity, may serve as a reason for dissolving sacred family ties.’ Therefore, Greta, do you swear before the Enlightened and the Mentor herself that Delik’s accusations are false, and that your child is the blessed seed of your shared love?”