Downtown Druid

Dantes stood to the side, a little bit behind the platform. He’d combed back his hair, and was wearing a new long green coat with silver buttons over a matching green vest covered in patterns of wildflowers, a crisp black shirt, and matching black pants held up by a black belt with a buckle in the shape of a silver leaf. On his arm was Syn, still wearing the form she’d grown used to as Sevryn, and making small adjustments to her own outfit even as they stood there. The only thing that stayed the same was that her dress was a rich green with silver flowers sewn on it so that she could match Dantes.

Next to them was Zilly, wearing a dress of deep purple with green vines creeping up it. Her hair was down, and Dantes had never realized just how long it actually was, with it falling all the way down her back. On the other side of them were Alessa and Jacque. Alessa was wearing a low cut dress of deep burgundy that hugged her tightly, and Jacque was in a little black suit and gazing curiously at all of the familiar people wearing unfamiliar things around him.

The rest of the wedding party was there as well, with Tieara lying against a tree with a pipe full of weed in her hand before passing it to Clay who sat next her, Decker holding Hema’s hand in his own as she explained the unique qualities of elf-lilies to him, Sera was wearing a very trendy white gown with golden doe’s sewn along the hem to look as if they were dancing in a glade. Jayk and Jayson were wearing similar long coats, Jayk’s was a forest green so dark it was almost black and Jayson’s was a rich navy blue that he paired with a jaunty tricorn hat. In the corner Argenta wore a black dress that emphasized a slim figure and a string of pearls long enough to hang a man with. Her daughter, Alby, wore not a dress, but a longcoat of black and a vest of silver along with high black boots. Merle, Orebus, Felix, and Wane wore traditional Academy robes with sashes of rich purple, marking their return to their old school. He’d invited the druids to attend, but they’d all only just recently managed to get back to their own loci after they’d traveled so far to help him with Serpica and had a lot of things to attend in their own territory.

Aside from them were a number of Vera’s old friends from other whorehouses across the city, as well as those with whom she had a professionally friendly relationship like Dosia, who was wearing nearly as much tight leather as she did for work. Aside from them were a number of mercs that considered Vampa a friend even if it was impossible to tell if he felt the same.

Jacopo walked out from a dark corner to stand next to Dantes. He was wearing a dark gray coat and a black vest with gold buttons. His long wild hair had been tamed and placed into a ponytail and he’d even worn a few rings on his hand that Dantes had let him borrow.

Dantes fixed one of the buttons on his vest. “You look sharp, friend.”

He nodded. “I like Vera and Vampa. I wanted to show up in the way I interacted with them the most.”

Dantes patted his shoulder. “I think they’ll really appreciate it.”

Jacque pointed at Jacopo. “Unc. Ra.”