Lion Head Mesa EL KATB ꬸ

In an effort to have this go smoothly and efficiently, we've decided to have one main wedding ceremony thread, while visiting leadership is welcome to write RO threads, all expected to happen at the same time IC. This takes some pressure off of having one massive multi-group thread, which is the goal.

Visitors!

This thread will be between Ramesses and Satsu but visiting parties are welcome to write their own RO threads, and are encouraged to do so! They can start any time and do not have to wait on the main thread to conclude. If any fellahin characters are being referenced please make sure to tag them as well!

We aren't sure which members from RHC and BRE are planning to be present so for now we'll tag leadership ( @Ruenna @Towhee @Eljay @Teya ) and you guys can decide if they brought anyone else with them! Also tagging @Slate in case they stuck around after the war plot. Anyone from Ursus is welcome to attend as well, provided they want to! (@Aventus, @Merrick)

Ceremony location!

The ceremony will be held at the entrance to the open-air throne room. Satsu and Ramesses will be situated above the crowd on a lip of stone where they can see out to the mesa proper, and the visitors / fellahin can gather below.

The fellahin are expected to be greeting guests, ushering them, and offering food or drink (berries); generally being hosts. The mazoi have the day off, more or less, and are to be treated like plain-clothes police officers, but are welcome to take part in the festivities.

After the ceremony everyone is welcome to post AW threads detailing the afterparty (which would go late in to the night), the morning after, etc.

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It was midday when the first of the wedding guests arrived, were received by the fellahin, and welcomed in to the mesa. As they recouperated from their travel, more began to make their appearance; the leadership of the nearby Caldera pack, followed by the Fen wolves.

By the late afternoon the halls were alive with conversation among these wolves and the fellahin who attended them. They had not been greeted by either the Pharaoh or his betrothed - nor would they - until it was time for the event to take place. Some of the fellahin worked together to shepherd the visitors outside when it was appropriate, and would help them get situated. Others stayed back to continue preparing for the night's events, as the party had yet to commence. It would not be right if they ran out of food or drink as the night progressed — to anger the royals in this important moment would certainly lead to great punishments, and so everyone was being diligent with their duties.

While that transpired, the Pharaoh of Akashingo made his appearance. He moved to the plinth of stone that served as his overland throne. He stood there with the sun at his back, resplendent. Satsu had seen him; she had glimpsed his figure departing the palace just as she finished her own preparations, the sight bringing heat to her cheeks, a dizzying sweep of feeling through her chest that made her a touch light-headed.

Tamar had returned to her in time to help with the last of her tidying, to make Satsu look perfect on this, her wedding day. If she saw anything amiss she said nothing about it; but the woman's presence helped to steady Satsu nonetheless.

As the girl moved to exit her small quarters she turned to regard the space, and sighed. She knew it was not going anywhere, but this room had been her space, and only her space, for a long time. When the sound of Ramesses' booming voice carried through the palace walls, she knew she did not have time to worry, or to reminisce.

She moved to the small corridor that linked Ramesses' quarters to the overland throne, hidden from the eyes of others, from the tread of the fellahin. Tamar now saw her, and turned away - gone to the storehouse to prepare for the night's feasting after.

Taking a breath, Satsu put on the airs of a queen and emerged in to the light, proceeding with a dancer's finesse to the plinth where Ramesses stood waiting and beaming, the center of the universe.