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(PART 3: THE CROWNING, AND DANACIA’S EXILE)
(Concept of Leilani's Royal Ula Garb: The top picture was brought in to represent the free flowingness of what her dress truly looks like. However, the bottom portrays the exact color and style of her dress. But, what the bottom dress doesn't show is the flow like the top, which, in the areas where the bottom dress frames the model Leilani's dress does not. The only area on Leilani's dress that frames her figure, like the top, is around her chest. But, the dress she actually wears does not have the intricate band that follows just under the breast line on the top one. Like the bottom, the silver free flowing strapless gown she is always in is plain from top to bottom. It is so because the color of the dress plays up all the beauty that is needed, and then, when she is in moonlight like everyone else, the way the bottom dress shines from the picture's lighting is how it shines in the moon. Otherwise, their clothes look always like silver silk.)
“You know, this isn’t something I want to happen Dace. I love you, you’re my sister, and we both deserve to have the lives our parents lived before us. I want you to stay here, you don’t have to be exiled...” Leilani insisted, however, she knew all of what she said wouldn’t be true. In order for Danacia to be with Wulfric, and her two children in Ivarstead, she would have to leave the Ula permanently.Danacia didn’t mind the idea of not having a “royal burden” in her life any longer. But, what she knew that Leilani didn’t, because she overheard her parents talking about it while she was young, was that they were going to have to choose between the two girls no matter of their birthright in order to lead the Aatu further. Because once they both picked mates, it was tradition to have two sole partners to continue the family lineage. In previous births of the Aatu family, they generally stopped trying for children after receiving their first no matter if it was a boy or a girl. Mostly, they hoped for a girl so that the empathy gift would continue on through the royal bloodline, but there was nothing wrong with having a boy either. The gift of empathy was a blessing from Dabney, which whom will be discussed later on in more detail, and because it was a gift it wasn’t always definitive that if there was a boy blessed to the royal couple that if their child had a girl that she wouldn’t go without the gift, because, i seemed to be reoccuring in every female no matter what.
The elder council also neglected to tell Leilani of what needed to be done with Danacia, for they themselves, actually had been in contact with her about what would happen during the assembly of the crowning beforehand. When Leilani and Tymvir were sitting back in the middle of the forests in the large debris of trees from their fight earlier in the story, a few members of the Ula had found them there unconscious both. It took a great deal of time to heal them, not a specific amount of hours or so to even estimate, and during that time period that was when the elder council made the preparations with Danacia. Luckily, Danacia had been visiting when they had been sent to the health encampment, and the elder council was found aware of the “mating fight.” While it seems like most would be concerned of their injuries, in fact, the fight no matter how gruesome it would come out to be was something that the entire Ula as a whole celebrated. Because a fight won by the chosen male against a daughter of the Aatu meant a crowning ceremony was to follow, and that the loss of the daughters of the Aatu’s parents would be reconciled completely. Danacia found out from the elder council that she would have to resign, for they knew of her half bred mate. Which, they weren’t upset about, because she was a royal daughter, but they couldn’t go against traditions for anyone. No matter how royal she was. If she voluntarily resigned, they could hide the real reason as to why she was leaving, and she would be out of harm’s way and not seen to punishment for treason. She was a good person, but she just had different views than the tradition-based ways of the Ula.
“I do, sister, I have to do this. Everything will come to understanding in time, and it’s not like you are losing me. You venture out in the world all the time, so when you’re not doing your duties as Queen, then come to Ivarstead and visit your niece and nephew as well as Wulfric and I.” Danacia gave her a warm smile, as she reached out for her hand. Leilani returned her hand into her sisters, and she squeezed it tight. The two sisters smiled at one another, and the conversation was over with. Danacia didn’t want to ruin her sister’s crowning ceremony with the assembly, nor did she want her to be upset about what the elder council was forcing Danacia to do for the best interests of the Ula. It was just how things were done, and there was no going against tradition no matter what. It was what kept the Ula strong and thriving and a secret for quite some time, so there was no reason to make changes because change had a great potential to ruin the peace they work so hard for day in and day out of each members’ lives.
The assembly members in the bleachers stood up, and so did Danacia, but Leilani remained seated as she was not able to stand due to her leg. She wanted to, and even tried to at one point, but her sister shook her head advising against it. Her leg would be healed pretty quickly, but there was no need to irritate the injury any further. The elder council, one by one, came in to the assembly hall through the entrance that sat in the middle of the ascending bleachers. They made their way, hoods up and hands folded, up to their table sitting appropriately in their spot by rank. Grenagoir was in the middle. Following after all of them was Tymvir, and he stopped in the middle of the entrance as the full assembly applauded him while the silver Ula moonstone circlet on his head began to glow in the light of the moon overhead. Grenagoir nodded to Tymvir, with a wink, and then Tymvir swallowed his nerves away taking a deep breath as he proceeded forward towards the stage. Grenagoir was standing up, while the rest of the elder council was seated around him on the bench at their table. He lifted his arms in the air, and as the assembly and the two royal daughters were celebrating with applauding, instantly silence carried over the room and all sat in their seats. Grenagoir lowered his arms, keeping his right one out in front of him as he motioned for Tymvir to come forth onto the stage. Tymvir bowed before the elder council, and then stepped up on the stage passing the tree trunk podium and stopping in center with Grenagoir on the opposite side of the elder council table. Grenagoir looked over to Danacia, and gave her a nod as she helped Leilani stand up and then walked her over to stand at Tymvir’s right side. Tymvir grabbed Leilani from Danacia, and then Danacia walked back over to her seat as Leilani was able to balance on her own now. The couple turned, and faced one another as directed by Grenagoir. Grenagoir pulled his hands together, clasping them, as he lowered his head and the rest of the elder council did the same motion into a “prayer stance.” The couple locked hands, and kept their eyes on one another the entire time. The rest of the assembly did the same motion that the elder council did.
“By the ancient magicks bestowed upon us from blessing and birth, and from the great Aatu ancestors before us blessing us with our sanctuary, our birthright, and our incredile power—we offer you under the moon’s glow a gift of everlasting love. We offer you a new covenant in the eyes of Leilani and Tymvir. We offer you a further expansion of our loyalty, pride, and tradition in respect of the oldest and wisest ways of our founders. We ask from the pont forward to bring Tymvir, and Leilani, close together forever, and that they never see each other’s heart to be let down so that in the after life, wherever that may be, the Ula can sing of glory forever.”
Grenagoir shouted, his hands raising to the moon, as it seemed to glow brighter casting a sillhouette of light around the young lovers. Leilani and Tymvir, held one another’s eyes without blinking, the entire time he spoke. Leilani felt her eyes tear up, and Tymvir couldn’t help but smile to the beauty in her vulnerability. He squeezed her hands tighter, and reassured her in his eyes that his lover for her was genuine. Then, Grenagoir stepped out from his spot at the elder council table, and he came around on the opposite side of the couple facing them. He clapped his hands together, his eyes closed, and the glowing letters off the walls of the assembly hall started to glow even brighter. The room began to shake, and then the vines that coarsed the walls started to recede as they crawled their way over to Leilani and Tymvir. Grenagoir held his hands out flat in front of the two, as they glew in the same violet purple that matched the letters on the wall, and then the vines gently wrapped around Leilani and Tymvir’s legs in a spiral. They began to lift the two up, as far as they could, taking them high into the sky above the tree canopy in the Forest on the regular earth of Tamriel and into the stars. The energy of the moon was raw, and cold, at this closeness, and they could feel it coarse through their veins as their hearts picked up in unison pumping the magick that was flowing through the Ula Sanctuary, the moon, and conducted by Grenagoir’s focus through their bodies. In this ceremony, it was one of the things that made the Ula members realize how important honor and tradition to their values was. It was important, because everything they taught, and lived up to with all of the passion and strength in their hearts, was true. It was solidified truth when the crowning ceremony came into place, because while their may not be a physical change in the two Aatu individuals being crowned as King and Queen, it was spiritual. Tymvir and Leilani kept their eyes locked on one another, feeling all the love they had for each other strengthen with the moon’s energy coarsing through them. They began to glow, in the same bright lime green glow that emitted from Leilani’s eyes whens he used her empathy. The glow fused together as a single unit around them, and they watched the beast spirits inside of them step out of their bodies and meet as mates for the first time. As their beast spirits were introduced to one another, they walked across the thin air and nuzzled one another in respect, admiration, and affection. A beautiful, golden glow surrounded the two spirits, and then they fused as one whole signifying the completion of the ceremony. All of this was apparent to the eyes of the members of the Ula from below. And Danacia, watched in awe, with a sinking feeling in her gut knowing that she would no longer be able to experience the glory of this part of her life any longer. A single tear dropped from her eye, and at that while the two spirits of Leilani and Tymvir joined, Danacia’s eyes rolled into the back of her head and she began to sink to the floor almost unconscious from her throne. Her body was glowing lime green, and it started to shake uncontrollably. White foam emitted from Danacia’smouth, and then her skin grew pale as purple started to coarse over her veins. She moaned out in pain, but it was from her body than rather her at will, so it was quite monotone. The members of the Ula in the assembly gasped in their seats at the bleachers, and then two of the members in the elder council rushed to her side. This was all apart of her exile.
Danacia’s wolf spirit drew from her mouth, and it ran off into the heavens to join the fused wolf in the ceremony. Since Leilani was taking her place as the single daughter of the Aatu, and Danacia was going into exile, the beast spirit within her chose to fuse with that of the true royal family now since she no longer held any claim to the lineage. As it finally reached up with the large, bound spirit, it bowed respectfully, and then jumped into it creating a larger version of the fused male and female spirit. With Danacia’s willing sacrifice, it only made their bond grow stronger and enhance both of their abilities. As they were bound like this, by spirit, they were also bound empathetically in mind, heart, and even body. If Leilani were hurt somewhere, and let’s say Tymvir was far from her, he would feel the pain she felt. If she was happy, he was happy, and if he was sad, she would feel his sorrow. It was a connection that all mates in the Ula shared when they bound, but not as magnificently and as sensitive as the royal Aatu bloodline did.
Danacia awoke, color coming back to her skin and the purple in her veins receding. She could feel her mortality, she could feel her exile, and she could feel her hald breed spirit within that took place of her pureblood lineage. She sighed, feeling somewhat ashamed and disappointed for having to go against what her parents gave her, but she knew it was for the best, and being with Wulfric was all that she ever wanted truly. If she couldn’t have him, then, being a daughter of the Aatu was meaningless. At this point, the two elder council members rushed Danacia off the stage and into the closest exit tunnel that lead to the surface. If the assembly members caught wind of her instant exile, then they would see her for treason. Which, was what they were trying to prevent. And this was the sad part, for her, not being able to see her sister and Tymvir’s transformation finalized. But, this is what she had to do.
Leilani and Tymvir smiled to the noble wolf spirit conjoined between the two of them, and balanced upon the vines, they bowed before it as it lowered itself respectfully in return. Then, it started to scatter like pixels on a television, and divided itself equally of two halves into the bodies it originally came from. After it filled them back up, the vines slowly began to lower Tymvir and Leilani back to the ground.
“Ladies and Gentleman of the assembly—I give you Queen Leilani, and King Tymvir, presiding over the entire Ula pack of Tamriel itself.”
The assembly clapped, standing up, and roaring with celebration. All smiles crossed their faces, and that was the moment that Leilani realized her sister was absent from the ceremony. She looked around, and found her throne empty, as well as two members of the elder council missing. She sighed, looking down but not allowing her disappointment to be present the assembly, and she quickly gathered herself as she grabbed Tymvir’s hand tight. Tymvir squeezed it back, looking over to her with curious eyes, but then they both looked back to the assembly and bowed in unison. Well, Leilani bowed the best that she could while balancing most of her weight on her better leg.
After a while, the assembly cleared, and began to head back to their regular places within the sanctuary. While the crowning ceremony was quick, it was something that was vitally important to the Ula. Now, for their first act as King and Queen, Leilani and Tymvir had to make a travel across every province of Tamriel to spread the good news to all districts of the Ula. Letters, of course, would be sent out and addressed the other elder councils leading those districts of their travel preparations and so forth, but a physical appearance in each district was vitally important. Afterhand, they could choose to stay in whatever district they wanted, but they most likely would end back up in Skyrim. Then again, the only Ula districts that Leilani was familiar with were the Khajiit clan of Ula in Elsweyr, and then Skyrim where she originated from. Which, was of couse, the founding district of them all.
When things cleared out, and it was just the two of them, Leilani grabbed Tymvir’s shirt and pulled him close to her as she laid some of her unbalanced weight into his arms. He kissed her lips, gazing into her eyes lovingly, and smiled.
“So, are you going to tell me now about why it’s such a big deal that I worship Daedra? And, I feel like you owe me an explanation for those two members of the Ula I never met before having died by my hand to free you!” She poked him in the stomach, and he bent forward, and they both laughed. She kissed him back.
“Soon, my love, very soon.” He replied, and then kissed her once more, swinging her into his arms as he stepped down from the stage and headed back into the tunnel that lead them into the Ula Sanctuary.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
