Chapter 65 Midnight Vows

• The old chapel had been abandoned for decades, its stone walls cracked with age and its windows boarded against the elements. But the altar still stood intact, and the sacred symbols carved into the ancient stones still held power for those who knew how to recognize them.
• Brother Marcus waited for us in his simple brown robes, his face grave with the understanding of what we were attempting. Behind him, candlelight flickered across faded murals depicting the marriage ceremonies of kings and queens from centuries past.
• "Are you certain about this, Your Highness?" he asked as I approached the altar with Aldric at my side.