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The church was packed with nobles and villagers alike Gemma was certain it was mandatory for all of Ostfold to attend, as those who couldn’t fit in the church aiting in the streets outside The citizens were as exuberant for their King’s e as they were for a funeral
Ge, but her sto her down from the far end of the church She would have turned around and storuards were escorting her down the church aisle, and Geen sneered, his face twisted in its usual ugly and half- sorry He glanced at a pew in the aze, Ge to the Lovland family, specifically Lady Linnea
Lady Linnea wore her public expression of refinement and disdain, but Gemma could see the noble lady was unhappy by the way she clenched her jaw
Geic thi from a white ribbon looped her neck (It had taken Ge her keep them, but they had insisted Ge theot down the aisle, the more Gemma’s spirits sunk, and the slower she walked When she was a few lengths froe her to keep her en and the priest, Gemma said, "I don’t want to marry this man," to the priest
The priest--an elderly man as obviously under just as much threat as Gemma--sucked his neck into his shoulders and looked like he wished hiues away
"Silence, Geen ordered
"Or what, you will kill asp in the first fes, her voice was audible to at least sorabbed Geripped Gehly shook her head
"I can en hissed
Geen in the shins He shouted and pushed Geuards hadn’t caught her
"Restrain her," King Torgen growled to the guards, who set Ge her in place "Don’t just stand there, begin!" King Torgen said to the poor priest
The priest cast an anxious look between King Torgen and Geen said Gemma couldn’t see his face as he loomed over the priest, but she could hear the prohed "Go ahead," she said
The priest, who had shrunk a foot, looked to her
"I know you cannot help it Go ahead," she repeated
The priest squared his shoulders and cleared his throat "We are gathered here today for a…glorious event and occasion The wedding of our irl"
The priest warbled on, but Genored his words--if she took the She turned around so she didn’t even face the priest and King Torgen--who didn’t seelimpse of the crowd