“This is Matilda of Underling and Skyward,” he continued, “the herald of the gods. She and I … we have stirred up affection from the past and exchanged a vow in my chambers, becoming man and wife. Already, she has saved my life tonight, as her bloodstained dress reveals. She took an arrow that was supposed to be mine, and I only breathe and stand before you tonight because of her. She is your Lady of Wyndrift, and I would ask you to welcome her, to honor and love her as you do me.”
