Chapter 54: The Engagement
Claudia and Varian's engagement date was on the first day of the new year, and the four days leading up to the engagement were extremely busy.
Claudia was busy picking out clothes, choosing jewelry, doing simple rehearsals for the engagement ceremony, and meeting with the noble lady, Miss Noble, among which Claudia did not like to do the same thing as meeting the nobleman's family.
Claudia was raised by her father as a boy since she was a child, so she has always been able to talk well with most men, but she really has no common language with those noble ladies and ladies, and she will have no topic after meeting them for a while, and the chat will become a variety of inconsistent and uniform praise from the guests out of politeness to her, and this kind of praise out of politeness Claudia sounded quite fresh at first, but in the last two days Claudia felt a little bored after listening to it hundreds of times, However, Claudia can't be rude, so she can only greet waves of noble families with the same strong smile.
But there are exceptions, Claudia has the feeling of meeting the same kind when she meets Catherine Rogers, who was born in South Sea Town, Rogers is not only superb in swordsmanship, but has recently joined the army of the Stormwind Kingdom, so she and Claudia have a lot of common language, and the two have a good conversation.
When Claudia receives the families of the nobles, Varian usually receives the corresponding nobles, after all, this is the king's engagement ceremony, which is a big event in the aristocratic circle, so whether it is Stormwind or other nobles, the nobles will take the opportunity to come to see Varian with gifts, and Varian also has to deal with official business and meet with other kingdom leaders, so he is much more tired than Claudia.
Normally, the engagement ceremony is not an official wedding after all, and other kingdoms usually have ambassadors present at the banquet, but this time is different, the leaders need to take this opportunity to sit together on the occasion of the new year to have a good chat and discuss the future of the Alliance, in addition to this, the Alliance leaders also have to sign an alliance with the Night Elves to join the Alliance.
Therefore, in the past two days, King Dalin of Kurtilas, King Magni of the Dwarves, Mecatok the Great Craftsman of the Gnomes, Kael'thas the Elven Prince, Tyrande the High Priest of the Night Elves, and Grand Druid Malfurio have all arrived in Stormwind City one after another, and they will participate in the subsequent high-level meetings of the Alliance after witnessing the engagement ceremony.
The day of the engagement ceremony has arrived.
Claudia got up early, first with the help of the court hairstylist, and then changed into a beautiful white custom dress with the help of four maids.
Mr. Poliro is worthy of being the most prestigious tailor in the Kingdom of Stormwind, the long dress he made looks like a fresh and elegant lily, which looks graceful and luxurious, but also graceful, the asymmetrical two page-turning skirts lined with the lily-shaped skirt of the twelve mountains look so dignified and pretty, and a V-shaped silk scarf of the same color is tied around the waist, the silk scarf is tied with a big bow-shaped knot on the waist, and two soft silk satin flutters down the waist, and the whole long skirt does not have too many luxurious decorations. It is completely elegant and touching with that fresh and refined shape and clean and clean lines.
When Claudia changed into this long dress specially made for her and finished dressing up, her peerless appearance made Partris, who was also a stunning beauty, stunned for a moment: "Sister, you are so beautiful today." ”
Claudia looked in the mirror and couldn't help but admire her look today: "Although this dress is very laborious to wear, but the effect is really good, when my wedding dress is finished, you must leave Mr. Poliro to help you make a few sets of clothes suitable for you." ”
"Well, thank you, sister."
"You're welcome, I'll have to buy you the best ...... for your clothes and jewelry in the future."
While the sisters were chatting, Everina pushed open the door and asked Claudia to come down: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is already waiting for you downstairs. ”
"I see," Claudia replied, turning her face to Paltris, "I'll see you in the cathedral later, little sister." ”
"Okay, sister."
Claudia led her maid and Evrina down the stairs, Varian was waiting for her in the traditional blue-and-gold dress of the Stormwind Kingdom, along with Lady Shannie, while the other lieutenants, female officials, and servants stood respectfully on either side, waiting for her arrival.
Seeing Claudia's peerless appearance so bright and moving today, even though Varian often gets along with Claudia, she can't help but be stunned for a moment today, Claudia was immediately proud when she saw Varian's appearance, but her movements were meticulous, she picked up the corner of her skirt and bowed in front of Varian and bowed and bowed to make a greeting:
"Your Majesty, I'm ready."
"Then let us go, dear Miss Claudia." As the words fell, Varian lifted his arm slightly.
"As you wish, my majesty."
Claudia stepped forward, clasping her arms tightly with Varian's, and the two of them walked out arm in arm.
After walking out of the hall, the corridor leading to the palace gate was lined with majestic royal knights, they were all dressed in blue and gold dresses, and their solemn expressions seemed to be being reviewed by the king and queen.
Claudia and Varian soon boarded a carriage, while Partris and Sunnie boarded another carriage to the Cathedral of Light, under the protection of the knights, to witness their marriage in the presence of the Light with other nobles and leaders of various nations.
In the carriage, as there were no outsiders, Claudia and Varian whispered conversation.
Varian: "Claudia, I want to have your wedding a few months in advance. ”
Claudia immediately refused: "This is not good, my wedding dress will have to be prepared for at least another half a year, and I haven't even started to make a wedding dress." ”
"King Daelin has promised me that he will send the best tailor of Kul Tiras for a while, so that you can prepare your wedding dress much faster."
"Why are you so anxious? After the engagement today, I am already nominally yours. ”
Faced with Claudia's doubts, Varian smiled and leaned into her ear and said something, Claudia's face instantly flushed with shame, and after giving him a white look, she complained:
"I refuse, how can you convince me with such a reason? At least think of something more appropriate. ”
"It's me, it's wrong."
Varian admitted that the reason was a bit incorrect, but before he could think of a new statement, the Cathedral of Light had already arrived, and Archbishop Benedictas, dressed in white vestments that symbolized purity, and the other bishops, were waiting for Varian and Claudia at the entrance of the Cathedral of Light, and the Cathedral of Light was flanked by nobles, ministers, and several leaders.
After getting out of the car, Claudia instantly became the focus of everyone's attention, in addition to her being the protagonist, the more important reason is that she is too beautiful and outstanding in dress up today, you must know that Claudia has been staying in the palace for almost three months after the qualitative change in temperament and etiquette practice, and rarely meets with foreign ministers, so she has become a peerless beauty today and fascinated many people as soon as she appeared, and almost everyone admired her beauty.
"No wonder Remington's shrewdness makes mistakes, he probably discovered that this northerner can be so beautiful."
Duke Bores Visak greedily glanced at Claudia's exposed collarbones and snow-white skin on her shoulders, swallowed her saliva, withdrew her gaze to look at it, and suppressed some thoughts that she shouldn't have, even if she was a beautiful woman, she couldn't compare with the interests of the family, and she couldn't afford to suffer losses that she shouldn't have suffered because of her lower body.
"The level of this northern guy can only be fought by Katrana, but speaking of which, where has Katrana been recently, otherwise you can communicate with her later to vent your feelings."
Thinking of this, Duke Visak was a little puzzled, Katlana would basically be absent from Stormwind City for half a year every year or two, and this year was no exception, explaining to the outside world that he had gone to Kul Tiras's manor to rest, but Duke Vishak had already hired a master to quietly check, although Kul Tiras did have a lot of Katlana's property, but the black-haired woman in the manor was not Katlana at all, where did she go?
What Duke Visak didn't know was that tens of thousands of kilometers away, Onexia, who was known as Katlana, had changed back to the original form of the black dragon, and was comfortably lying in the pile of treasures and gold coins in her lair, enjoying the heat while falling asleep.
Last year, the Lich King's bunch of combo punches was too perfect for Onexia, in her opinion, the Stormwind Kingdom could not put her mind on the Blackstone Tower for three or four years, and the addition of two top archmages next to her lair was really reassuring to her, so this time Onyxia planned to sleep in her lair for more than a year before returning to Stormwind City to continue the mission.
Soon after, in the Cathedral of Light, Varian and Claudia had already made a crucial step in their marriage, and Archbishop Benedictas first asked Varian:
"King Varian Ureon, if the Church of the Light agrees, will you swear to enter into a sacred marriage contract with Baron Claudia Thurbercher?"
"I promise."
Archbishop Benedictas then turned to Claudia:
"Baron Claudia Thurbercher, if the Church of Light agrees, will you swear to enter into a sacred marriage contract with King Varian Ureon?"
"I do."
The archbishop then declared to the two men with solemnity and reverence:
"In the name of the Light, I make a sacred covenant for you, and the Light will be with you, and the Light will bless your marriage forever."
Then Varian turned to face Claudia, took a ring from the maid's hand and placed it on the ring finger of Claudia's left hand, and said:
"Claudia Thurberchel, I belong to you like this ring, my eternal faithful love."
Claudia, however, first put the engagement ring that she had hidden in her right hand on top of the engagement ring ring ring on her left hand, and then took another engagement ring from the ring pillow in the maid's hand, and said softly after doing the same thing:
"Varian Wrynn, I will be yours like this ring, my eternal faithful love."
Amid the cheers and thunderous applause of those around them, Claudia and Varian looked at each other affectionately, and the next moment they hugged and kissed each other tightly, and for her and him, the warm embrace between each other at this time was the whole world.