107. Bow Saint. *

We had just two days before the wedding.

How does he do it? I can barely hold myself to tear off his clothes when he holds me..yet suspiciously avoided being alone with me.

With help from his best man's. They were ready to block me or take him at any opportunity to be just us.

He is committed to this..

The work was annoying and even asked for help with decisions, Zephyr reminded me, I promised to handle it myself.

Our wall got an upgrade.

Towers were built. Six in total manned by two man each day and night to keep each other alert and awake.

Zephyr and Alexander also organized the man into separate forces.

Those better with swords or daggers were given better quality ones that Olaf is been working towards for weeks.

Those with bows and arrows were few..considering Zephyr's martial arts were much more useful with swords or melee of any kind.

Seven in total mostly those who ..were less, less than physically gifted so too speak. I asked and Demelza wanted to join when it's ' not freezing and tortures outside' and Eli who wanted wait until the festival was over.

And those with rapier were 10. With me, included.

I was by far the last but, didn't really care.

My power was needed elsewhere..like from fifty feet away hitting an apple off a dummy.

" I'm getting your bow today.. heading to Malai in the afternoon. "

Zephyr smiled at my thirsty look and told me some good news.

We were spending some time in a mostly empty tavern but much improved with only the family and our guest.

" Oh..how is it?" - I was super excited I had more affinity with bows that swords and as far as women goes, I'm a pretty good one.

He look uninspired. " They wood,and ..and bended..with more wooden sticks..I don't know, love...it's wood."

"" HEY!! ""

" Shut up, you two..."

Saam and Fipna found their conversation with Lucian super exciting once more.

" Hey those two are excellent..don't let him bully you two. " - I smiled at their teary eyes thanking me.

They were an incredible shot.

100 feet? No problem.

In snow? No problem.

Accurate and accurate through and through.

I was quickly enchanted by their way of thinking of the bow.

They carried a daggers each and showed how it was barely used.

Hell, they could use arrows as sword..they swore on cedar wood for the bow and maple with shield cut feathers they thought me how to make.

" Whatever..I'm going. " - he leaned in for a kiss and I jumped like a hungry animal.

My gosh I missed him..with five days without it I couldn't wait until our wedding night..52 hours give or take.

When I had enough..leaned back and rested my head on his.

" How do you do it? " - I whispered so only he could.

" I accepted it..and it will make our next night special. "

I felt that. Just needed some support.

I was still very much in shock that he didn't just take me somewhere and ..well, it was admirable.

He stepped away and Mother brought me my wedding menu.

Soup and salads

Potatoes and vegetables with beef or chicken.

Almost 40 giant cakes with preserved fruit and chocolate on the top.

Barrels of wine, ale, whisky and other exotic bottles enough for hundreds.

Zephyr was against it, I loved it.. so we had ten barrel full of frozen dark pebbles enough for everyone. Many more in larger sizes only for us.

We spent ...a lot.

What was surprising that everytime, I asked about the gold he said it's not time yet. Wanted to wait until a day after? Who knew he'd be that traditional..

I let it go after all he will tell me soon one way another.

Food was done..mother and about two dozen other house hold will handle the cooking.

Location needs work but that was mostly Nifa now.

" Lylly, come and take a look. "

She agreed to paint the insides light blue and white to match the cyleman, mahonia and primrose we used to decorate.

The wall now matched the flower line as if growing out of the wood.

Beautiful.

" It's everything Nifa, thank you. "

She wiped her imaginary sweat off and pointed at her wifes direction who played with the kids showing them illusion of small animals and such.

" Our wedding had to be done in secret. Yeah..I know. " - she saw my astonishment and nodded sadly. " In Dharma especially, two women getting married is taboo..here, they much more tolerant. "

In Insatel as long as you paid the coin for the church you could marry a dog nobody cared.

It wasn't prohibited in anyway.

" Any who..our wedding had to be low key and only our small family attended. It was magical for me but, whenever I see someone planning theres..

I couldn't help but wonder..."

I felt sad for her but the just newly arrived Zephyr had a simple and great idea.

" Why not remarry her here? "

Nifa looked behind seeing a smiling man leaning next to the wall holding a nicely wrapped large bow on his right.

" I'm serious..I know people from Dharma marry in the summer, so why not just do that. We hold it here and obviously celebrate with you. "

Nifa smile spread as she watched the ground and then ran towards her wife to talk it over.

I was happy for them but, wanted my present.

He played by shifting it around testing my reflexes but did eventually got it and dismantled the cloth.

It was shiny!! Nicely polished about 4 ft and light green colour wheight about 20-25 pound.

It curved nicely with the looped strings, the full thickness of the string passes around the nocks on the ends of the bow, where wear is usually greatest.

It was nice to hold and I wanted to try out immediately but..

I leaned on his chest after setting my beautiful weapon aside. " Another gift..and I barely given you anything. "

He treated me like a queen and every whims or desires he granted with a smile..meanwhile..

" Shushh you..have you forgotten that it was you who started this... " - he leaned back and showed me his blue stone hanging around a silver chain.

I examined it closely and remembered when I saw it in the market..it feels like a lifetime ago.

" Just work on your shot little Bow Saint." - said all those sweet word from a safe distance.

Bow Saint..nice one my love.

" Still...I wish to thank you.." - I reached inside his pants finally taking hold of it.

He pulled me close so others wouldn't see and kissed me with a lot of repressed frustration pushing it further in my hand.

" Don't make us break sacred, laws.."

" Said the blasphemous idiot.."

He was much more level headed than me..even in this situation..

...52 hours left.