William Smith
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15th April 1574 In any other wedding, the number of different dishes that the kitchen would prepare would be used to gauge the wealth and prestige of the house hosting the festivities, yet with the addition of the spice of my system production, I simply decided to drop this tradition and focus on creating the best form of an outdoor feast. A grill! Famed as the best way to spend time with friends and family in modern times, it had various reasons behind its popularity. From how the smell would incite…-
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15th April 1574 After the bomb dropped by the governor, all the other gifts that we received seem blank at best, and simply worthless when the queue reached the less wealthy figures, yet I still received them all with all the necessary honours, keeping both my smile and gratitude plastered all over my face. From the two small villages from the Ostros Prince family, through the elaborate, french jewellery gifted by the Prince of Cherrie, all the way to the simpler staff like dresses, horses and even just…
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15th April 1574 "Speaking of Peter's case…" Instead of finishing his sentence up, the Governor closed the distance between us while reaching forward with his hand, as if asking me for a handshake. As soon as I accepted his touch, I was brough into a light, manly hug, allowing Jan's lips to line up with my ear. "... I heard some unsettling rumours about the way you dealt with him…" In an instant, my mind splurged into its full spin, analyzing the exact meaning and the reasons for the Governor to…
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15th April 1574 As soon as the cheers subsidized, the official part was finally over. Stepping out of the church, rather than doing it in the usual way, I surprised everyone and caught Elia under her knees, instantly lifting her up in the cliche princess carry. While it wasn't anything much, I wanted to make sure that everyone would understand that not only was our marriage a deal, but it was backed by a relationship where a true love resided! "Congratulations!" Even while we were still passing…
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15th April 1574 "I, Mike Terrna of Tarnow, take you, Elia Pekta of Pilzno, to be my wedded wife. With the deepest joy, I receive you into my life that together we may be one. As is Christ to His body, the church, so I will be to you a loving and faithful husband. Always will I perform my headship over you even as Christ does over me, knowing that His Lordship is one of the holiest desires for my life. I promise you my deepest love, my fullest devotion, my tenderest care. I promise I will live first unto…
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15th April 1574 "You look incredibly well, my lord!" Standing in the middle of the spacious room in one of the taverns inside the Pilzno, I was watching myself in the mirror, as a crowd of maidservants along with my oldest retainers were making sure that all parts of my official dress were in place. With no suits or anything similar that could serve as the universal wedding dress, most of the nobles would choose either their best kontus along with the best quality of the secondary clothes, but in my…
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10th April 1574 Despite still more than a week for the festivities to reach the Tarnowian area, the preparations were already in the full swing. From the Cathedral church where crowds of your women were running all around, decorating the walls with the fresh bound of flowers, through the streets themselves fully occupied by an insane amount of advertisements hanging out from the windows and inviting any exhausted guest to try resting their head in the local house for a small fee of two weeks worth of…
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9th April 1574 As much as I knew that escaping from the city in order to do some more development back in Tarnow might potentially anger Elia, there wasn't really that much choice that I could have. Considering how the primary beer business already provided for more than half of my current income, there was simply no way I could dare to waste such a great opportunity as my wedding to promote both the basic and the premium brand of my drinks! While if in my shoes, someone else might just send some…
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9th April 1574 "It's an honour to have you visit our poor place!" Despite being hungover a bit, when seeing the Korybut banner hanging above a set of carriages, I didn't waste any time but grabbed a small barrel of the finest beer I brough with me to the Pilzno and went outside to greet this major noble myself while sending a servant to prepare the best lodging in the entire palace after the master chambers. While it wasn't necessary to do so, being able to start on a good foot with such an important…
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9th April 1574 Looking down from the city walls, I could see the almost endless string of carriages, heading out to the city gates. Despite still almost an entire week before the wedding would take place, not only the invited nobles were gathering in and around the town, but countless small merchants, sensing the opportunity, aimed to make the most of the drunken state of the rich nobles that were bound to roam the city in their not-so-sober adventures. The last three weeks turned out to be way calmer…
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