"You look beautiful my darling. Are you excited to be married?" Mina finally opened up to Brie. "You look no older than 18. Sora you are a lucky man… or should I say god?"
"Man is fine. I don't view myself as a god," Sora said politely.
"You really should," Xavier stated firmly.
"Well, on the battlefield, when my comrades' lives are in danger, I view myself as a god. The demon sins Pride and Wrath are no joke. We dealt with Gluttony just fine. I fear they have found the Titans. That is why we are here. I'd say it's simply fate that the Chimera's chose to hide away in peace with you," Sora said kindly.
"Fate indeed. I thought Brie would have been sent to the gallows for beheading by now," Mina said with a laugh.
"I was prepared to!" Brie said with her usual charm.
That's what everyone in the party loved about Brie the most. She could be sassy at times, but she was a genuinely happy person.
"You really came here knowing we'd likely kill you? That takes courage," Xavier said with a kind smile. "I have to say I am rather impressed with your party and I never thanked you for our Scepter back. It's an ancient relic, once stolen by the humans. Thank you very much. You could have sold it on the black market for a rather large sum."
"I'm happy it's in its true owners hands. It's quite beautiful." Brie said while smiling. "I'd like to present you with another gift for putting together and hosting our wedding, if you'll accept it, of course." Brie said with a polite smile.
"That's not necessary my dear," Mina said politely.
"I'd say it is quite necessary, your Majesty. Sora could you please pull it from your dimensional void?" Brie said politely.
Brie was stealing the show and the party walked in silence as they followed the King and Queen into the castle. Even Sora couldn't help but smile at his fiancees' brilliance with the elves.
Sora pulled the Demon Elemental Whip from his dimensional void and it formed in Brie's hands.
"This was also found in a demon dungeon. It's the Demon Elemental Whip," Brie said and politely bowed.
"This is a quite generous gift indeed. Also it is not lost on my wife and me that you've brought Dorian and Camilla Ashwood. Vampires were always our biggest ally. Brie, thank you for these kind gifts." Xavier said with a smile. "Dorian, Camilla, Jubelle and the beautiful young Ms. Valencia, I believe?"
"Yup, I'm Sasha. I'm the youngest daughter of Soren and Lyra. They turned me at 18 when they found out I was dying of a human illness," Sasha said as she politely courtseyed.
"After we visit Bishop, would the four of you please join my wife and me for a private chat?" Xavier asked politely.
"Of course," Dorian said.
"How are the other original families doing? We had some great parties when we were younger," Mina said while laughing.
"Alive and well. Maybe after this wedding is over you and Xavier could join us for a trip to Dreadspire and we could have a party to celebrate," Camilla kindly suggested.
"That would be nice. We're here, Sora, are you prepared to show Bishop what you showed me?" Xavier asked politely.
"Absolutely your majesty," Sora said politely.
*****
After knocking on the large door, a large red-furred Chimera with a black mane opened the door. He was slightly shorter than Rook and not as muscular, but he still stood around 17 feet.
"Why hello! A human in MeadowSong? What is going on here?" Bishop asked angrily.
"We were just as angry as you were at first, but we were wondering if you could verify if Sora's memory recall magic does indeed show them in good terms with your brother!" Xavier asked.
"Rook?! He's alive! Bless the gods, where is he?!??" Rook exclaimed.
Sora took this as his opportunity and thought, 'eye of Lockheart.'
Tears began flowing from Bishop's eyes and when Sora thought 'release,' he was lifted off the ground and given a giant bear hug from Bishop.
"You even offered to save him. Did he make it to Paradise?" Bishop asked as he set Sora down and picked up Brie to give her a giant hug.
"Yes, he is. Sora's mother visited me during one of my dreams to bless our marriage and informed me that Master Rook, his wife and his child were happily united in Paradise," Brie said with a smile. She couldn't prevent herself from tearing up though.
Bishop kindly wiped away Brie's tears with his soft, red fur.
"Xavier and Mina, you heard what my brother told Sora and Brie correct?" Bishop asked excitedly.
"Which part are you referring to? Sora's recall magic is quite impressive," Xavier said with a smile.
'I really hate that they keep calling it recall magic. It's an illusion, it's just a real illusion based on the memory I have from meeting Rook," Sora thought somberly.
"He told them you two will make a great King and Queen some day and to rescue whoever else was trapped there with him. That must be you, my lady Fury?!" Bishop exclaimed.
Leila stepped forward and Bishop set Brie down to give Leila a hug.
"I'm so glad you're still with us and I'm so sorry about all of the other dragons," Bishop said politely.
"Thank you. I'm sorry for the loss of your brother. If it wasn't for Sora, Brie and their party's quick thinking, I would have died that day as well," Leila said with a smile.
Bishop's excitement caused him to tell story after story to Sora, his party and Julius, who all sat in his large room enjoying each one.
The King asked the vampires to please accompany him to another room. They agreed and Dorian gave Sora, whose arm was around Brie's shoulder a thumbs up once the King and Queen elves turned to walk away.
Xavier whispered to his wife, "I guess we actually have to put on a wedding and consider aligning with the humans. That's why I want to talk with the vampires."
"Indeed. Brie seems like such a sweet girl and I'm sure you've noticed, but she's marrying a god." Mina said with a smile.
"Yes. I did. I'm sure Azazel has a god or goddess working with him, so it'd be better to align with the humans, vampire and Uthra I think. Let's see what the vampires have to say," Xavier whispered back.