Ije wants to live a life that doesn't revolve round priestly duties.
Had it not being I who was having a bonding ceremony, she wouldn't have conducted it. She seems to think one of her numerous duties to me is to join me with my mates, and that's the reason she's here.
Without that, she wouldn't have shown her face in a place like this.
"I hope she gets to one day realize her destiny lies in this."
"I hope the day comes real quick." I smile at Blondie before turning to smile at Reddy.
We walked past those present for our bonding ceremony, and toward Ije who looked really serious.
Standing directly in front of her, we bowed twice before my mates knelt down in front of her while I was left to stand. My hand was still gently held in theirs despite how uncomfortable it might feel for them.
Had I not being pregnant, I would have knelt with them, but because of my pregnancy, am not allowed to kneel. It's one of the perks of being pregnant.
Ije walked round us, whispering words I can't understand. Words that suspiciously sound like our old Ugali language.
She walked round us three times. Sprinkled a blue liquid on us as she did so. Her murmuring getting noisier at the third turn.
"You both can now rise," Ije said on a very deep voice.
My mates slowly rose from the floor. Their eyes focused on me as they did so.
Ije first called down the spirit of the gods to come down for the joining of their son to his mates, before he called on the spirit of the goddess, and the last was the dark.
Each one called was requested to come down for the Joining of their mates.
After the invitation of the numerous gods we served, Ije spoke more incantations before we were joined. Joined in not only the presence of our loved one, but that of our family and the deities we serve.
"This is a new light to Makoha. A new beginning to Habigalima."
Her words made me smile as I exchanged looks with my mates. We've finally gotten the Habigalima we want.
The unity between the species we crave have being achieved this night.
*
We walked into the bamboo hut made specially for us.
Father had a new one built and furnished when he got news of our bonding.
Jokingly saying if I get to have my baby during our mating, at least it will be on a clean place and not on hut others made use of before us.
"Are you sure about this? We can skip it if you're not comfortable with it. " Blondie lightly caresses my face. His eyes trying to tell me to cancel the mating until I give birth.
"No we won't. We've come this far to back out now. Don't forget we have to mate to complete the bonding else it'll be in vain." I touch his cheeks. " Don't worry about me, nothing bad's gonna happen."