the claws are out

The ceremony was over, celebrations had been had and the bridal mead had been drunk. That left only one thing to solidify the deal. Like every other part of the ceremony there were certain rituals that needed to be fulfilled to ensure the important parties in the deal were satisfied. For that reason the newlyweds weren’t alone as they began their honeymoon. Inga, Valkyrie’s companion, had accompanied them. She was to stand witness and testify to the consummation of the marriage to the gods and all interested should its legality ever be called into question.

The macaque stopped on the threshold as the pair entered. She would linger out of sight but within earshot until satisfied with the evidence. Valkyrie paid her no mind and took the lead, pushing past them with an air that suggested she didn’t care who might be listening. Her tail may or may not have slid over Chaos’ nose as she went. While not roaring drunk she’d had enough to render any hiccups this evening beneath her notice. That, coupled with no girlish illusions about what was to transpire between them, stripped her of whatever reservations she may have otherwise had. Valkyrie had picked him, not the other way around, and that fact gave her no small amount of satisfaction. If she had one regret for any part of the process it was that they had been unable to set a date in the spring. It would have been nice to be able to expect a showing of the success of their match at the end of their honeymoon, but alas.

Once over the threshold Valkyrie turned abruptly and aimed to grab one of Chaos’ fangs with a clawed paw with the intention of pulling him in after her. She would pull him willingly or otherwise to her bed of bear skins. They both knew why they were there so playing coy would be a waste of time. Already she had grown bored with the tedium of the wedding; he had been on her mind a while and she had deliberately not taken any lovers in a way that might call into question paternity since he had agreed to marry her. In other words, it was high time she lost her mind on top of a man. She wanted her husband and she wanted him now, and any delay on his part might get him clawed.