Egon’s son, Erebus—who ruled over the Shadows—proposed he take Astoria as a wife to create a bridge between the dark and light. The two of them would serve as advisors to their fathers and boast fairness and equality. Haile wanted his daughter to have love and happiness as he had with her mother. He worried she would wither and her light would fade if shackled to Erebus for eternity. Once a marriage vow was spoken between gods, it could not be undone. But after hearing the proposal, the good and kind Astoria agreed to it, for the betterment of the realms, both mortal and gods, and an end to
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World Building
