Charles
Lady Anna Barrmount
Grunewald Castle

Anna swallowed the food she was munching on, her gaze moving uncomfortably from one place to another.

"Well um..." Breaking the news of the pantheon change would be harder than she expected "The Wisdom will marry us in public after a small private ceremony..."

She didn't have the heart to tell how she would giving up her faith for the marriage.

"Speaking of, I should go look for my... Husband?" That word felt so strange in her lips. She stood up and looked around "We should do the ceremony soon, so all of this can finally end" This council was being a nightmare after another for her "If the Wrencrests wish to join, we will be in the library"

She did a curtsy and set off to find her soon to be husband. She approached him, who was sitting next to Lucrezia and the other man, speaking about something.

*"... Make me an offer I can't refuse"* Is what she heard when she arrived. She did a small curtsy as greeting to the trio.

"Excuse me for interrupting, but may I steal Kirk away? We must prepare for the ceremony"
Lawrence
Ivagneth Wrencrest
Castle Grunewald, Vallen

Ivagneth felt a shock ripple through her body when the Ice Lord's hand clamped around her wrist. Were they under arrest? Did their Lord Ruler suspect them of treason? She winced at him, bracing for the worst ... And much to her surprise, no such harm came. The steely Carter freed her from his grip and warned them to watch their footing. His vivid words made her tingle once more with a dark, noxious feeling. She saw Feineth reach up to touch her nape, eyes wide as she imagined death by mere tripping.

Ivagneth was still in something of a daze when a second voice came into audition. Its tone was much warmer—familiar, even. She looked, and her chilly heart was instantly thawed by relief: it was Cousin Angelo. "Angelo!" She said with a beaming smile, throwing her arms around him. Feineth joined them, though with a more subdued mien, still unnerved by this turn of events. 

"It's wetter. And everyone's so eerie," Said Feineth in reply to him, tensing her shoulders and throwing a look over her shoulder.

Ivagneth met Marshall's eyes as he spoke to them. She wondered if her parents would try to dress up their relation of what had happened: all the assaults, offences, grievances, the personal conflicts boiling to the surface. It occurred to her that she knew very little about this man and how to entreat his personality. Were her parents any the wiser? She vaguely recalled Father mentioning having met him; she wasn't sure about Mother. How would they feel having to converse with the man who had taken away so many of their friends and loved ones?

"My parents are in the great hall, Lord Ruler." She pointed to the length of hallway behind her. "I'll show you the way."

Lady Adelhayd Wrencrest
The great hall, Castle Grunewald, Vallen

Adelhayd grimaced slightly as Anna bid them farewell. She had a host of questions. A private ceremony? Of what sort? Who else would be there? Could the girls come? But the young woman was in no state for pestering, especially after her treatment in the council room. Despite her worries, Adelhayd let her go, sighing quietly. "I suppose we should make for the library then."

Bennard shrugged. "I'm sure there's time to finish our little aliment." He reached for a hunk of bog bread and bit into it, eyes dull.

"I suppose." Adelhayd took another sip of ale. She heard a call elsewhere in the castle; it sounded quite like a servant. Had someone arrived? She couldn't discern the name or names being announced, but something about it made her uneasy.
John
**Queen Lucrezia Scheer, King Dennon Bigsby, and Kirk Pinewood
The Great Hall**

"Of course you may, dear." Lucrezia said with a calm smile as Dennon tensed up next to her, wondering what Anna had heard after appearing so suddenly.

Kirk stood up slowly from his seat at the table. He had barely eaten, but it wasn't for lack of time. "I guess the moment has arrived," He paused. "It doesn't seem real." Kirk said, pushing in his chair to follow Anna. Once they were a short distance away, he spoke up again. "Do you have everything you need for the Frozen Gods ceremony?" Kirk asked as they were walking by some Islanders.