enna . calypso
sweet and soft . critical and melodic
ooc ;; WEDDING START....... :) hope this is ok madi @Makyna
Calypso stood at the center, watching as Makyna weaved through the crowd towards Leon. The feline was adorned with a crystal blue crown made of what was once many exotic flowers, woven together into a crown. Even from a distance, she couldn't help but admire the most important part of Leon's creation: the shining opal at the centerpiece that seemed as though it belonged on Makyna's brow. The lioness was absolutely beautiful.
She felt all the eyes upon the pair, and despite being between the two lovers she felt invisible. A quite voice inside her wondered, a gentle whisper,
if only I could have someone like them. The bird did not show a single expression, her feathers lying flat as she thought for a moment that she was glad to have a beak instead of a muzzle.
The bird bowed her head and spread her wings. Underneath her feathery down was Leon's gift, the warm fiery light of the blue shard glowing under her crimson breast. The bird carefully fluttered above them, catching the attention of everyone in the room. In her black talons hung a vined necklace adorning a spire crystal with the heat of a fire inside it's heart, and she draped it carefully over the feline's neck.
She settled down between them once more, admiring the elegant feline. A memory of being a small child full of jealousy fluttered through her heart and she realized that, finally, she could truly just appreciate her friend wholy for who she was, without any extra emotions holding her back. There was no envy tracing venom in her heart, only a simply sensation of joy and wonder. Perhaps, Calypso thought, it would nice to be able to smile in that singular moment. She pushed the thought away as she returned her eyes to the crowd and began to speak.
"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to share this important moment, to join Leon and Makyna Songcat in matrimony commended to be honorable among all; and therefore is not to be entered into lightly but reverently, passionately, lovingly and solemnly. In their time together, they have seen their love and understanding of each other grow and blossom and now they have decided to live out the rest of their lives as one."
After a short pause, Enna spoke up, her voice quivering among the crowd at first-- but it quickly grew stronger and stronger as she spoke directly from her own heart.
"I have known Makyna and Leon for most of my life, and they have taught me more about love than anyone else. It goes without saying that these two know and have known real love through each other, and through them, we to can come to know it."
"Real love is identifiable by the way it makes us feel. Love should feel good. There is a peaceful quality to an authentic experience of love that penetrates to our core, touching a part of ourselves that has always been there. True love activates this inner being, filling us with warmth and light. An authentic experience of love does not ask us to look a certain way, to act a certain way, to be anything other than who we are. It takes us as we are, no changes required. When someone truly loves us, their love for us awakens our love for ourselves. They remind us that what we seek outside of ourselves is a mirror image of the lover within. In this way, true love never makes us feel needy or lacking or anxious. Instead, true love empowers us with its implicit message that we are, always have been, and always will be, made of love."
Enna finished speaking for now, Calypso took back the reigns, a bit surprised that her headmate had found the courage to come out despite the current... situation. The bird straightened up and began to explain marriage, keeping Enna's warm tone.
"In knowing this, Leon and Makyna wish to pledge themselves to one another for now and forever. Marriage has the power to set the course of your life as a whole. If your marriage is strong, even if all the circumstances in your life around you are filled with trouble and weakness, it won't matter. You will be able to move out into the world in strength."
"We will begin with the vows. Leon?" Her speech mostly over for now, she turned her bright eyes to Leon, ready to hear him swear his life to the lioness before him. Although she had come into this expecting to handle it as she had the court ruling, she felt a stir of emotions in side her as she spoke.