Autumn Rains Mean Wedding Plans

As soon as Artorias made mention of suspecting both of them wanting a favor from him, both Rudyard and Fern reacted in an overly dramatic fashion, Fern and Rudy both feigning hurt feelings and personal offense as his brother tried to con him into believing he'd called him here for a drink. Artorias raised a brow and did a slow 360 in place, looking around to all the empty tables with no wine bottles nor glasses out on them, coming to a stop looking at Rudy with a playful look that read "Really?". Fern jumped in to save Rudy from an even more sarcastic remark from the tallest of the Carpathians, explaining how Rudy was terrible against her in fights and filling him in on how they had made yet another wager prior to their fight during the wedding tournament. Artorias breathed a sigh and shot his brother an exasperated look. "When are you going to learn to stop making bets against your girlfriend?" he asked with a roll of his eyes. "The next time you two make a wager, I want in. It's a guaranteed payday if I put money down on Fern."

Fern detailed the bet that was made on the fight she had won—whoever was the victor got to decide the season they were married in. Understanding dawned in the Aegis' eyes. Ah, so that's what this meeting was all about. Fern got to choose when they got married, and it appeared as though she had chosen. A crooked smirk turned the alpha's lips upwards in an amused smile, chuckling under his breath as Fern voiced what he had figured out. She wanted them to be married this season. Then she asked if he would officiate the wedding for them. Rudy also expressed his desire to have him officiate for them, also mentioning their wedding plans being a mite smaller than his had been. Inwardly, Art was relieved; while he would have done anything for any of his wolves' happiness, hosting two major celebrations back to back would have been a bit of a strain on the pack. Since neither of them had asked for that, it made their request much more feasible.

For a moment, Artorias just looked between the happy couple, studying their beaming faces and shimmering eyes. He couldn't recall a time he'd seen his brother so jubilant, and it was all thanks to the young woman holding onto his arm like he might float away if she let him go. In them, he could see a similar type of love and affection he felt for Briar. The eagerness to be married, mated together officially, it warmed his heart and let him know this was genuine. A toothy smile broke across Artorias' face as he gave a mirthful laugh. "Look at your faces... As if I could say no to two wolves so very much in love." The Aegis gave a nod of his head. "I'd be honored to officiate your wedding. If this is something you want done this season, we'll have to move fast. Do you two know where you'd like it performed? Here in the castle, on the plains, on the beach...?" Art allowed Rudy wand Fern to fill in all the details for him. There was only a couple of months in the season, so if they wanted to be married in the spring, they'd need to put together a small ceremony and celebration swiftly. The more details the happy couple could give him, the more he could help them plan their big day.

"Artorias" | "Carpathian" | "Corbin" | "Eira" | "Argent"