Theseus was furious, but he was afraid of embarrassing his granddaughter, so he gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Suye gently wiped the moisture from the corner of Pallas's lips, then casually wiped his own mouth. Taking her hand, he said, "Come on. Let's go to the altar and pray for the goddess's blessing."
With that, Suye passed the two elderly bachelors and led Pallas to the altar.
Suye and Pallas faced each other. He placed Pallas's left hand on the temple altar, then placed his own right hand on it as well. Their other hands clasped together, fingers interlocked.
"I, Suye, before the witness of the most beautiful, kindest, most compassionate, most righteous, most tolerant, most generous, most just, and greatest Goddess of Wisdom, Athena, among all the gods of the Infinite Plane and All Realms, declare that I will marry Pallas. Whether in sickness or in health, whether in wealth or poverty, I will love you, respect you, and care for you!"
Warmth rippled through Pallas's eyes. She was so moved that she nearly cried, but she could only sneak glances at Athena's statue from the corner of her eye.
The goddess could not possibly bless this. Pallas was an unmarried person.
Suye also secretly glanced at the altar. If Athena Goddess did not agree, there was nothing he could do about marrying her.
After all, being unmarried was not as simple as an ordinary curse.
Suye suspected that an unmarried person was a special divine vessel.
And sure enough, Pallas was Athena's vessel.
That was the core reason an unmarried person could not marry.
Several demigod families that worshiped Goddess of Wisdom Athena, Goddess of Hunting Artemis, and Hestia all had unmarried people, while the families that worshiped other goddesses did not. That alone explained a great