Xiiyah

Xiiyah watches the two with a warm smile and listens to their conversations. She watches their body language, and nods. "If it is simplicity you want, then that shall be the case. We shall leave the ceremony of the stones out." Xiiyah grins and straightens her robes, looking between the happy couple. "Now, when shall the ceremony start?" She asks curiously as her hands go to the tome and opens it. She flips through some pages and scans over some words while waiting for a reply.

Xiiyah walks up to stand in front of the podium, which she set up the day before. On the podium rests two small vials of water. She sets her tome down, brushes it off, then opens it to the page. With a passive face, she walks up to Elphie and Daylen, holding out her palm, as if to receive something. "I presume you two have found the stones for each other, yes?" She asks cheerfully. "I am to take the stones for you and put them on the podium, if you do not mind. The ceremony shall start soon, so if you do not have the stones, I suggest going to pick one out." She tilts her head, her smile growing as the sun catches in strands of her silky, white hair. ((What time of day is it? Annndd Are we starting the ceremony soon? :> Allso if you don't remember, or if I didn't explain it correctly, Elphie picks a stone out for Daylen, and Daylen picks one out for Elphie. When the time comes, he will pour water on his stone, the one Elphie picked, and she will pour water on her stone, the one he picked. ))

Xiiyah nods, standing up and bending over to pick up the large tome. She grins when Elphie thanks them all and gives her a warm smile. "I love to help people. I am glad that my being here shall fufill your dreams and give you happiness." As they walk out to the boats, she opens the tome and reads it silently, following behind everyone and listening to them. (Booo short post.)

Xiiyah stays rapt as Elhpie tells her the plan for the small speech. "It is said that people come into our life's for a reason, along with people having scars that they carry because of the people that can come into your life. I have scars of my own; and, my life isnt easy, just like the years, it brings trouble, and bliss around every corner." Xiiyah settles back into the couch and listens intently as she takes a breath to continue. "But I feel that this unity is what changes things. No more will we have to carry the burdens alone, no longer are we alone. Love is one of the highest powers, and greatest gifts, and to be blessed with such a gift. Is truly a wonder of the word, love can heal, love can hurt, but if its true love, it will never, break" "How was that?" Elphie asks Xiiyah, and the dark elf grins from ear to ear, nodding slowly. "That is very wonderful. I shall change a few words around, if you do not mind, to make it so I am speak to you, and no as it you are speaking to me. " Xiiyah opens her mouth to say more, but at that moment, Khel walks in. She grins and waves, then remains quiet until Daylen walks in. When Elhpie exuberantly bounds over to him, she giggles and wishes her life was simple as hers and Daylen's. The priestess begins to look at her hands until Khel comes over to her. She looks over and smiles. "Hello Khel. How are you?"

((Bold is quoted from the book itself.)) Xiiyah grins and smiles. "I only know of my dark elven ways, in which I have also translated a few words into our language." She opens the tome with great care and delicacy, then uncrosses her legs and scoots forward to read the tome. Her finger comes down to a paragraph and she trails it, reading directly from the ancient tome. "The first thing to initate a 'Living Soul-bind' is that the host," me, "will walk in first. The host shall prepare the Pedestal of Binding." She stops quoting the book and looks up to inform Elphie of the tradition. "In order to prepare the Pedestal, you and your lover must choose a small smooth stone for each other. You shall deliver them me before the moon rises, because part of our tradition requires that the ceremony start at dusk, so that the seal shall happen with the moon has reached the peak of the sky. Also on the pedestal shall be two vials of water, one for the male and one for the female, along with this tome." She looks back down and resumes quoting. "Upon the end of preparation, all of the guests will file in. If you have seats, they will sit. If not, they will stand. After the guests file in, The wife-to-be..." Xiiyah trails off and looks up with an excited grin. She then looks back down at the tome, resuming her words, "...shall walk in and down the isle. Once she is settled in front of the Pedestal, the groom-to-be will walk in, following her path. Upon reaching the wife, he shall bow to her, then assume his position in front of the wife-to-be. The groom-to-be shall then join hands with the wife-to-be to initiate a loving circuit between the two." She takes a moment to breathe, then looks up with a sparkle in her eye to monitor the facial expression of Elphie. The dark elf pushes her hair behind her ears and, with a warm smile, resumes her reading. "Now at this time, The host will give a small speech to the crowd. Then the host shall address the wife-to-be personally. Now, if you choose to keep this in your ceremony, I need you and Daylen to decide on something for me to read after the opening speech. This is important! It can be a quote, a motto, poetry, philosophy, a saying, or anything. I shall read what you have chosen and then I will turn to you Elphie and recite these words." While explaining this to her, hair had fallen into her face again. She pushes it back out then flips the page and resumes trailing down the page, quoting from the tome. "Elphaba, do you promise to love and embrace Daylen, to honor and cherish him, to respect and care for him under the guidance of Malin? You shall reply 'I do' and I will say these lines. Do you promise to take care of him and support him through all times, to keep him from harm, and protect him through all of eternity? Again, you shall reply 'I do.' I will do the same for Daylen, and he must reply the same way. I must tell him this when he gets here..." "Now, after the vows the couple shall both turn towards the Pedestal of Binding and grab the ring of the opposite sex. Elphie, you shall put his ring on his finger first. When you do so, you must say 'With this ring, I deliver and bind to you my eternal soul.' After that, he shall do the same to you." The Priestess grins and looks up with a cheerful smile. She adjusts herself and smooths the wrinkles out of the robes again. "After the ring sharing, the lovers shall each grab a vile of water. The wife-to-be will pour her water over the stone she picked for the groom-to-be, and he shall pour his water over the stone he picked for the wife-to-be. They will both set the vials down and the host will say 'Velulaei has bound your souls! Daylen, you may now kiss your bride!' And then you shall both leave together, in the same way you came!" Xiiyah closes the tomb with a loud 'thunk' and straightens her back. "Now that is just the tradition of the dark elves. This is your wedding, so you may ask for a change in anything. Perhaps the time of wedding, or the Gods mentioned. It is all up to you and Daylen. If you wish to follow our traditions, then you both must find a stone for each other, allow me to have possession of the rings, and find something for me to quote after the opening speech. Any questions?" ((Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhew long post. I hope you can understand it ._.))