The Wedding of Lord Edmure Karstark & Pypar Reed

[House Lefford]

Edmure nervously stands in front of the tall thin heart tree in the center of the Karhold godswood.

[Ollie]

As the lord betrothed to their young Lady Reed stood waiting beneath the long, lonely weirwood, the crannogmen traveled north assembled nearby to watch the ceremony. Each of the tiny men and woman had a dark brown stripe of mud across their foreheads, and most held burning peat brands that smelt headily of musk and cloves to ward off the growing darkness.

Finally, after the sun had disappeared over the horizon and dusk had set fully upon them, Pypar Reed arrived, and joined her groom beneath the heart tree, crimson leaves hanging above like reaching hands. She was clothed in a fine dress of grey-green silk trimmed in black velvet with matching supple leather slippers. She smiled at Edmure shyly and took her place at his side, a beautiful blue-and-white flower tucked behind her right ear.

[House Lefford]

Edmure's mouth dropped when he saw his betrothed "You look very pretty my lady." said Edmure though he was almost struck dumb by the lovely Pypar Reed.

[Ollie]

It was all she could do not to blush. "You are kind to say so, my lord," she whispered to him as the crowd of crannogmen and northmen watched on. Her hand twitched nervously, then swiftly moved to her groom's, clutching it tightly.

[House Lefford]

Edmure Knelt before the Weirwood with his bride Pypar together they prayed silently for a time, then he turned to his bride and spoke the ancient oath.

"By solemn oath in this godswood, sacred to the First Men and the Children of the Forest, sanctuary of the old gods that I will be a strong and just husband to you. Faithful and upright in all my dealings, stalwart in my duty."

[Ollie]

"I kneel before this heart tree, just as my heart kneels before you. By the wills of the Old Gods, and the sanctity of the First of Men and the Children of the Forest, I swear to be a devoted and loving wife to you. I swear it by earth and water. I swear it by bronze and iron. I swear it by ice and fire."

[House Lefford]

Edmure stood and looked at the now Lady Pypar Karstark, looking in to her luminous green eyes Edmure kissed her full on the lips sealing there marriage vows and there lives.

Turning to the collected crowd "I present to you the Lady Pypar Karstark." Turning to his new wife. "Now my lady let us enjoy our wedding feast."

[Ollie]

Lady Pypar smiled demurely and gave an elegant curtsy to the northmen and crannogmen in attendance. The newly wed husband and wife return to the great hall of Karhold for their feast, followed by the cheers and applause of their guests.