Gasps from the audience filled the room. The crowd was stunned into utter disbelief as soon as those words escaped Axerion's lips.
Vedis walked up to the altar and began arguing with Axerion and the servants. This did not only paint the image of the Venilons in a bad light but the whole empire's as well.
Soon, it was all chaos. No one understood anything anymore.
But Dhein instantly knew something was wrong. It wasn't that she had impure intentions for their marriage.
'I need to get to the bottom of this...'
Impure intentions in marriage, as defined by their religion, referred to marrying someone for ulterior motives. And Dhein didn't have a trace of doubt that Shina wasn't that kind of person. He was sure something shady was going on.
He glanced at her, and he saw through the veil her worried expression.
Shina turned to him as well, her eyes full of fear.
She removed her veil, revealing her face with intricate make-up on, and then spoke.
