One day of exhausting play-acting in exchange for a lifetime of living as husband and wife. It's a bargain, when one thinks about it.

"Thank you." She feels beautiful--she has on a dress of pale pink velvet and a crown of white roses in her hair, with a netted veil hanging from it. It's sumptuous, even by her standards, and the gold band on her finger is the loveliest part of all. "You look even more handsome than usual."

And that's saying something, because Cullen is a devastatingly handsome man on an average day. Not that she's biased, of course. Betrys reaches for his left hand, twining her fingers with his. "And what a fine ring you have."