(37) Gift
Amarah
The preparation went on for hours. I sat on a chair inside my bridal tent, where people visit me and lay gifts at my feet. Everyone came by to congratulate me and I appreciate all the gifts. Some of the children give me flowers and I just had to take one and hang it on my ear.
Mother dressed me in a tunic dress. Heavy with rich embroidery of swirls and leaves. One that my mother also wore in her wedding with my father. On my chest is the embroidery of our clan, the sun. the golden embroidery against the royal blue stands out. The sleeves are long enough to hide my scars and the hem is trailing down enough to hide my crippled leg.
Everyone was kind and gave me enough gifts to fill the whole tent. Auntie Breshka gave me a chest filled with luxurious fabric she collected
