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A young prince, whilst hunting, meets a young girl in
the forest. She is the most wonderful, beautiful and
innocent woman he has ever known and he falls in love
with her in an instant, vows to make her his queen so he
should always be advised of beauty and truth for his
people.
He takes her to his castle and preparations for the
wedding are made; all the complex rituals of court,
dress and fashion are thrown upon the girl. Because of
her love for the prince, she tries to cope with it all
but as they walk into the huge cathedral, stuffed full
of all the dignitaries of the land and fanfares start to
blare, she freezes and starts to cry. The prince takes
one look, sweeps her up in his arms and carries her
away, back to the forest where first they met.
Beneath the ancient columns of the trees, in the silence
of the forest, he puts her down and says, "We shall
speak our wedding vows in the holiest place of them
all." |
