People in this world were accustomed to holding weddings between one and two in the afternoon, and Princess Mona Cavendish's wedding had been set for 1:40 p.m. on the nineteenth day of the Month of Frost's Descent.
Although Peace Church had not been closed for the wedding, the church had still received extra decorations. Yodel Palace had dispatched Eunuch Attendants ahead of time to guide arriving guests at the church entrance to the Auditorium where the wedding would be held.
This was not the church's Main Hall, but a side hall normally used for sermons, because people believed that a marriage blessed in the cathedral's Main Hall would place extra pressure on the newlyweds. Even though it was not the Main Hall, it lacked none of the solemn and dignified atmosphere. The astonishingly deep hall could accommodate several hundred people, while the spotless tiled floor reflected light and the religious oil paintings of various colors on the walls gave the church an even greater sense of Sacredness.
The Auditorium had long since been arranged. A red carpet extended from the entrance toward the pulpit in the already solemn hall. The pulpit was covered in flowers, and even the enormous holy emblem behind it had been decorated with flowers. Ribbons adorned the stained-glass windows, while formally dressed musicians and children serving as flower boys and girls had already arrived.
Shade and Leisha arrived rather early. When they entered the Auditorium, there were not many guests seated on the long wooden pews. Even though quite a few people had already arrived, the hall remained fairly quiet, and everyone instinctively lowered their voices. Shade understood this behavior well. Even an Outlander like him knew this was not a place for loud conversation.
The guests' seating was not fixed. Aside from members of the