Cinnamon Bun

Chapter Five Hundred and Nineteen - Something Wicked

I kept moving around the reception while keeping an eye on Booksie and Rhawr. There were a few awkward moments where people with more guts than common sense overstayed their welcome around the couple. And of course, Booksie and Rhawr eventually approached his mom.

There was a lot of wailing and the huge dragoness started to pamper her 'little baby,' which had Booksie giggling and Rhawr flushing so much his scales went purple. The other dragons laughing at him in the background didn't improve things for him, but it was mostly just cute and his mom was very proud of him.

I kind of got it. It was embarrassing for a boy to get their mom all gushy like that, but there was no reason to be humiliated about it!

Hanging around the dragons somehow became my job. I went around introducing myself, and I think being both the bridesmaid and smelling like a Riftwalker to dragons earned me some level of respect. More than the poor guards trying to keep the dragons contained in one area were getting.

The dragons mostly viewed people who weren't dragons as potential snacks. I had to step in and explain that no, the grenoil with the large cheese platters weren't part of the after-wedding snack buffet, just the platter. No, not the actual metal platters, the cheese on them.

A few plates were sacrificed in the name of keeping the dragons appeased, and I think that I saw Amaryllis shouting at someone in the back, telling them to raid the nearest butcher's shop or else they'd be on the next platter.

I might have misunderstood that one. At least, I hoped so. I thought that maybe Amaryllis was becoming a little less mean with time, but maybe stress had a way to pull that back up? I'd give her plenty of extra attention once the wedding was done and over with.

Speaking of which, after the post I-do's reception, it was time for some lunch. That was probably for the best, because watching the dragons eat the cheese platters and also the cheese was making me hungry, and I was feeling a little faint after standing out all day.