☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- All are equal before the light of the divine eyes, Erefir, their fate will depend only on themselves. 
After watching the warrior leave, the patriarch's eyes fall upon new guests.

- Chief? What is she doing here? She doesn't seem to be particularly devout, - Beata murmured quietly, watching Erefir.
- I would say, quite the opposite. If you had seen her face when I suggested bringing a priest into the team... She didn't say anything out loud, but it was as if I had made her eat a lemon, - Gion chuckled.
- Well, that's something, - Beata shook her head.
The couple approaches the patriarch.
- Eugene, - Beata nods reservedly, then breaks into her usual ear-to-ear smile, - congratulations on your new appointment!
- We are very happy for you, - Gion smiles, less broadly but just as cheerfully.
- Yes. And thank you for your morning service too... Is that why Rinze doesn't whisper in my head anymore? If we had known, we would have woken up earlier to come 😅
- Well, now we know, and we hope to make up for it. It's good to know that there are people who protect our world from the influence of the celestial beings... Especially one like that, - Gion nods towards his partner's head.
- I completely agree! And please accept our congratulations on your recent wedding! Sorry we came empty-handed 😅 But we are very happy for both of you, and for Bronislava!
Gion nodded in agreement, fully supporting Beata.
- By the way, about the wedding... We came to you about that, - the adventuress takes her beloved's hand. - Gion and I are already husband and wife, in a way. And some time ago, we decided to formalize our union before Anush and her children. We even managed to exchange vows... Amidst the stress of the fire 😅 But that is clearly not enough, and we are going to have a proper wedding. Over the past few months, I have re-evaluated many things in life and in people. In the past, I did many terrible things that I now deeply regret, but recently I firmly decided to embark on a path of redemption and become a new, better person. It's hard, I almost regretted my decision a couple of times, - she winced, remembering the fire that she was sure had happened because of her, - but I have already realized it. I like being a good person and doing good things. My soul is calm for the first time in my life. And I don't know if I could have found peace of mind without Gion. We have been through a lot together, and his love and support have played a significant role in the changes that have taken place in me. I don't know what I did in my life to deserve such a gift from the gods, but maybe... They sent him to me so that I would embark on the right path. I can't live without him.
- I can only agree, - Gion shrugged. - I owe Beata so much. She saved me from a fate that was far worse than death, and I will be grateful to her for the rest of my life. Thanks to her, I feel like a normal person again. Gods, I feel much more like a normal person than I ever did in my entire past life! If it weren't for her, I probably wouldn't even be alive anymore. She has done so much for me, she has put so much effort and patience into me... She is my whole life. Beata, you say that the gods sent me to you... But maybe it's the other way around? Maybe they sent you to me to save me from the hell that my life was before I met you?
- Well, I'm quite the savior, - Beata snorted.
- Don't argue, - Gion interrupted her sternly, pointing his finger at her, - I know better. But, continuing my thought, - he turned to Eugene again, - I am glad that our fates with Beata have crossed, and I want to bind us forever with unbreakable bonds before the gods. No less than she does. Maybe even more.
- That's how it is, - Beata sighed, - we want to know when we can schedule the ceremony and what is needed for it.