- Hey... Don't talk like that. We're still alive and kicking. We promised our people they'd have a wedding to attend.
- I'm not backing down from those words. They'll have a wedding, we'll get married, and we'll exchange those damn rings. But... do we really need all the formalities? You've already been deeply and firmly attached to me since the beginning. I think those bonds are stronger than marriage.
- It's still not quite the same, - Gion smiled.
- I don't give a damn if it's the same or not. We're already like husband and wife. All this fuss with the dress, the veil, and the rings is just for show. We're already together.
Beata took Gion's hands in hers, settling Mysterius on her shoulder. She looked intently into his eyes.
- Before the omnipresent, omniscient, and all-knowing Mother Anush, do you, Gion... Gion Tamaris, take me, Beata Laxes, to be your wife, do you swear to be with me in sorrow and in joy, in sickness and in health, at least morally, and to die on the same day, so that we won't regret that one of us outlived the other?
- Yes. Yes, I, Gion Tamaris, take you, Beata Laxes, to be my wife, and I swear to be with you in sorrow and in joy, in sickness and in health, at least morally, and to die on the same day, so that we won't regret that one of us outlived the other. And will you take me as your husband?
- Yes. I, Beata Laxes, take you, Gion Tamaris, as my husband, and I also swear before the gods to be with you in sorrow and in joy, in sickness and in health, at least morally, and to die on the same day, so that we won't regret that one of us outlived the other, and all that. I don't know if the gods are listening, but the main thing is that we hear each other. If necessary, I can say it again. I'm ready to say it every day. I've never said anything better.
- I'd be happy to repeat all this in a church, but even without that, I'm not going to back down from these words.
- As if I would... And now, in the absence of wedding rings, I suggest we exchange at least saliva, - Beata pulled Gion into a deep kiss.
"I wonder if either of us will change our last name, and if so, who?" - a silly thought occurred to him.
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