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Anne smiled as she kissed him,"Yes... a city made for the gods", she told him.....

The following morning it would be a flurry of work as everyone was preparing for the new visitors and the return of noah and joan.... Anne woke feeling rather sleepy and decided to finish her needlework by the fire she dressed in a plain gown today and braided her hair to the side like when she first arrived in the palace... She began to inspect the gown she was making her friend she had finished the lace yesterday and was now embroidering the small details onto the gowns bodice while she would sew on the later later before they arrived... She was sure with the others the sheets and curtains were already made and they would be providing joan with a royal gift set of cloth that they had set aside from the king of england...

Anne smiled as loki came in and she found herself replying,"Its going very well..", she was cut off abruptly by sneezing rather loudly as she found herself stopping every few moments to sneeze again and again,"Uh... ",she rubbed her red nose with the handkerchief,"The changing of the seasons are always rough on my nose", she apologized,"I shall be nearly done has there been any word whether or not Joan and Noah are sighted?', she asked sniffling as she continued along with her stitching.

Anne smiled,"Will do love", she told him allowing him to leave before she continued with her work... She managed to finish sewing on the lace an hour before the 3 hour mark and then went to check on the other girls. They were all bustling about the place except Katherine who was helping package everything,"Are the wedding gifts ready?", she anne, as everyone nodded,"Good we shall help Joan dress once she is here and then the cermony will be this evening", as everyone began to fix up all the gifts for easy preparation they then went downstairs just as Joan and Noah were about to arrive with joan, mary, and margrets mothers;

Anne and the others descended with Loki and it seemed as if the whole castle held there breathe as the carriage came into view, and then Noah pops his goofy head out and everyone starts cheering as he asked what the silence was for... Joan came next and then came 3 older woman... Joan, Mary, and Margrets mothers... and the two younger girls.. (who were only 16) rushed to there mothers crying as they clung to them like children. Anne and Katherine were crying tears of joy and there was rice and flower petals in the air to celebrate, then all went silent as they waited for Loki to speak knowing he would have something to say to the newcomers and the couple to be.

The older women found it odd that a king would bow to them as they found themselves flustered they all followed in as everyone gathered into the main hall and everyone talked amongst themselves, there was a small feast brought out for the weary travelers and the mothers commented on the decor of the castle,"This be better than the king of england I would say its better than that lords hosue", said Mary's mother as she began to survey the landscape,"And he is no demon but a god you say? How odd regardless of what he be that he would be so nice about it", said Margrets mother,"They say the old scat was cunning but I don't think he be so nice to our children for as many months as it has been", concluded Joan's mother,"He can't be the devil or he would have given up by now", the women agreed on this and after some more time they were convinced he was really loki and not some demon either,"Anne", said Joan's mother as anne approached smiling as they all sit to talk,"I talked to your mother girl,...", anne felt sorrow pierce her heart,"Where did she go?", she asked quietly the woman frowned,"To the court of england apparently she managed to be a ladys maid to the new queen who is about to come in over seas", anne nodded quietly,"I see... she wishes not to return to whales?", she asked, the woman shook her head,"I'm not sure my dear... but perhaps you can ask her if you wish..?", anne gazed out the window and looked into the empty clouds her brow furrowed,"I think I shall.. you all decided to come home after finding out loki isn't evil so I believe if I can convince her she will come with me to", she said smiling and the woman nodded,"I'm sure of it dear they say my babe is to go over seas she wishes to take me with her but...", said joan's mother uneasy,"I have never road a ship I wish to stay here I believe..", she concluded,"Do you think it wrong of me for being scared?", anne shook her head,"No I think its fine she will understand", smiling she excused herself and headed to find loki approaching,"Loki dear.. a moment with you", whispered anne as she asked to speak with him.

Anne looked up to loki as they pulled away from the group,"I think... tomorrow after we see Noah and Joan off... I would like to leave for england", she told him,'I wish to find and talk to my mother to see if I can bring her home...", she turned to look out the window,'I do miss her but I don't want anyone else to get her I want to do it", she confessed turning to loki,"Will you allow me to leave for a few days...", she asked,"So I can try?", she smiled at him.

Anne smiled,"Of course Loki... I am glad you are coming with me as well..", she said with a soft whisper she reached up and kissed him before turning back to attend to the woman.. once everyone was settled everyone rushed Joan upstairs to prepare her for the wedding and they went and dressed her in the lovely gown and headdress she got when she asked for her special gift from loki and they presented with her all the pretty things they made for her new home and she cried and hugged htem and then they all helped the mother into better clothes for they had extra gowns from loki and then they headed all downstairs to the wedding which was to be held by loki who would annouce the two groom and bride.

The girls were very excited as they pushed joan forward and told her to stand next to noah and then they watched the ceremony take place all fell silent as everyone waited in anticipation for the actual words of cermony and anne turned to loki remembering the day before she went over him the words of her people so that he could remember to say them at the cermony....

-flash back of anne and loki sitting in the room talking-

"Now loki you will say I gather you all today to bring forth a man and his bride that they may live in peace and love for the comfort of there days then you add if anyone objects to this may they speak now or forever hold there peace", she then laughed as he asked her why they would say that,"Someone would object I suppose to say the differ,"Then you will proceed do you Noah take Joan as your bride? let him say yes and then go on saying Joan do you take Noah as your groom? Let her say yes and then go about to say I prounce you man and wife you may kiss the bride then..", she turned to the basket next to her and sprinkled flowers over his head,"You let them kiss...", she told him reaching up to plant a kiss on him as the flower petals fell upon there heads.

-end of flash back-

And there stood the girls baskets near them to throw the flowers...