Chapter Ten - Take Flight
The music began with a slow rise of strings, trembling through the vaulted ceiling of Celestia’s great hall. Lanterns swung overhead, casting golden pools of light that shimmered across polished stone and silk banners. The air smelled of roses, pine, and the faint tang of incense burned for blessing.
Evandra took her first step down the aisle.
Her heart thudded with the rhythm of the drums beneath the music, every beat echoing through her chest. The gown she wore—silver lace atop layers of pale silk—flowed like moonlight behind her. Her hands trembled as she clasped them over the small bouquet of white roses, their petals dusted with glittering powder to catch the torchlight.
At the front of the hall stood Lefu, broad and composed, his black ceremonial coat cu
