102 Chapter 101

When Tam and Levin arrived inside the church, they saw how everyone was sitting down and waiting for them.

But Tam's eyes were glued at Mala now and how beautiful she was on the dress. He then immediately looked at himself and saw how bad his clothes looked like. Because of this, he wanted to turn around and run away.

"Tam stop, you don't want to anger Jaana more now as I promise it won't do anything good for you. So go there and accept your fate for now." Levin said, who immediately noticed Tam's action and managed to stop the groom immediately from running away.

"But look at me and then look at her! How could we be together as she deserves clearly someone better than me?" Tam said, almost on the verge of despair. However, Levin just looked at Tam carefully before his gaze shifted to Jaana.

He then spoke softly, "You can do it, trust yourself. No matter what your social status or how you look as long as you love and like each other, it will go well. Let me tell you, I'm just a commoner, but Jaana is a daughter of a noble. Yet look at us. Still, she is here with a man like me in some church who knows where. So do you love her, and do you want her to be yours?" Levin asked while trying to guide Tam towards the bride slowly. He made sure to make sure that Tam could have enough time to think and answer as well.

"Yes, she's beautiful and really clever, so I do like her." Tam replied immediately, then he added, "I guess I do love her already in my own way, but still I'm old, and I don't know how much time I have left. So I wouldn't want to hurt her at all, and that is why I'm hesitating."

Though the arrangement was so quick that caught him off guard, Tam still managed to think things through. If he was completely against the marriage that Jaana planned, there was no way he would not voice it out.

Tam was looking at the floor while they walked as he did not want his thoughts to be distracted by how beautiful Mala was at the moment. However, before he could muster the courage to walk while looking at her, Levin had actually pushed Tam forcefully that he landed next to Mala.

Tam looked at Levin as if he had just gotten betrayed by him, and Levin just smiled at him and gave the thumbs up before sitting next to Jaana.

"So the ceremony will start now can you both stand up first and then state your names," Elvire said, and Levin wondered why she suddenly sounded more mature than before.

Hearing his master speak, only then, Tam realized that he was at the ground, looking like a fool. He immediately got up before cleaning the dust from his clothes.

"Mala Maear from the clan of drows which name is the bright moon. You humans call us dark elf's or drows." Mala introduced herself first.

"Tam Drywood, human and nothing else to add." Tam embarrassedly said as he was from a family of woodcutters initially before they were appointed as the guards of Rodona, but they still had kept their family's last name and didn't change it.

"So I will keep this ceremony brief then, and I have never done this before, but let's start then.

Tiriara, the goddess of love and marriages, I ask you to witness this ceremony between these two people and witness them taking the vows to be eternally together till a death parts them."

Elvire said solemnly, firstly calling Tiriara out to witness.

Tiriara was known by many as a neutral goddess that didn't care about the fights between other gods or goddesses. She was always fair, remaining neutral and not siding with anyone.

The goddess Tiriara didn't even start a church for herself, believing that love was free and that those who believed in love were already in their own way her priests or priestesses.

Because of this, everyone was aware that there weren't any specific or significant religions that worship Tiriara. Of course, there were some who had started some, but mostly every priest or priestess could call her out as she liked to watch marriages and those who married out from love.

However, the goddess hated a few things that were arranged marriages without love or forced marriages, and those didn't get her approval at all. Otherwise, no matter what race, what god or goddesses, or if the person was a demon itself, she accepted everyone as long as they would be faithful and love their partner.

After Elvire hand spoke, it did not take long for a white light to shine at the church. The aura coming of it was comfortable and calming for everyone to see. This light is to confirm that the goddess Tiriara had witnessed, approved, and gave her blessing for the marriage.

Everyone was so delighted to see this. Not only because of Mala getting married, but the marriage itself signifies the union of two opposing races, humans and dark elves.

"Now that we have the goddesses approval, Tam, do you promise to be faithful and love Mala forever. Remember, the goddess is watching over us so you cannot lie, or you will be punished," Elvire asked Tam and waited to hear from his answer.

"Yes, I do promise to be faithful and love her till to the end, and even after it, I swear it by my last name." Tam shyly answered as he tried to hide his face using his shirt. Luckily, his beard somehow did hide his blush.

"Mala, do you accept Tam to be your husband, and do you promise to love him and be faithful to him till the end?" Elvire now asked Mala.

"Yes and only him and no one else." Mala boldly answered immediately.

After this, the white light shined brighter, not focused on the bride and the groom, before it disappeared.

"The goddess has approved this marriage. Now you are officially a husband and wife. Congratulations, you two." Elvire announced with a sweet smile on her face.

Tam didn't have time to react before Mala jumped towards him and circled her arms around him without letting go. She looked at Tam brightly, but her eyes held his gaze as if she was pleading something from him.

Tam blushed and shyly leaned towards her, before giving her a small kiss on the lips and quickly moved away. Mala pouted and wasn't satisfied with that. So before he could get away from her, Mala grabbed his face by both hands and kissed Tam more deeply and passionately.

Jaana and the rest just laughed because of the newly wedded couple's action.

Tam turned beet red and tried to hide his face even more, but Mala boldly stopped it, and when she was happy with the kiss, she released Tam. Because of this, he couldn't even face them now and was fidgeting his fingers while hoping that he could disappear soon.

However, before Tam could hide, the elder suddenly announced, "Now is the time for the second wedding by my clan's traditional way!" This was spoken in both human and elven language; then, the hustling started once more.

Tam, who heard this, was flabbergasted. Add to the fact that he and Mala was suddenly dragged to the middle of everyone. They were immediately surrounded by dark elves that he didn't even have a chance to hide. He got even shyer, so he lifted his shirt to the point that his face was hidden by it...