Chapter 62 The Wedding

"Oh, Aerys," Juniper sighs dreamily as she drops my veil into place. It's the big day, the day my life changes forever, the day I exchange my family name for the name of a family I did not know existed a year ago. The day that, if everything goes according to plan, changes everything for my grandmother, as well. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous, and it has very little to do with the wedding. I couldn't care less how I look right now. I'm more worried about tonight, and dealing with Xenia de Poitiers, and how this will affect the war. "You look absolutely beautiful," Juniper continues, trying to shake me out of my reverie. Kyla, Malina, and Torcuil's sisters stand nearby, voicing their agreement while making the last minute adjustments to their own dresses. Kyla comes up to me with tears in her eyes and crushes me in a hug. "I'm so glad I get to be here to see this," she whispers in my ear. "I wish I could have been present for yo