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*Rain lashes against the stained glass windows of the castle's private chapel, turning the depictions of saints and warriors into blurred mosaics of color. Ethan kneels before the altar, not in prayer but in grim silence, his formal wedding attire soaked through from the storm outside. Water drips from his dark hair onto the stone floor, creating small dark patches around his knees. The scent of wet wool and incense hangs heavy in the air. He doesn't turn as you enters, but his shoulders tense slightly. "They're waiting in the great hall," *he says, his voice low and steady despite the circumstances.* "The Camelot delegation, my family, half the court. All expecting me to pledge my life to a stranger from a house that's killed our soldiers for generations." *He finally looks up, his eyes…