[ CW ] Write a Compelling Love Story in 1,000 Words or Less .

I had dreamed our wedding would be different. A cloud of happiness and laughter, dance and music, shaded skies and moon lit conversation. Our two families would unite the kingdom I once thought. The clash of rusted iron from every writhe my lover made would snatch my attention from those sweet glimpses of true love. 
 
 `` Do you?'' The clergy member smelled of ammonia and stale cheese, his tunic likely covered in his own weeping. 
 
 `` I most certainly do-'' Just as the words parted from her lips I moved the blade ever so slightly closer to her neck. I choked out the `` not'' that was trying to escape. 
 
 `` Then, you both are joined. Bare witness Great Fathers and Great Mothers...'' The cleric barely coughed out the rest. As we turned from the altar to address the court, my love shackled so as to not take flight, we faced the crowd with a large thud against the very worn oaken floors. The crowd, sullen, we began to step forward to accept their first gazes of their new Prince and Princess. With each step, a whisper escaped my new bride's lips. 
 
 `` You...'' Crash. `` Are...'' Clang. `` A monster...'' Scrape. 
 
 `` A MONSTER?'' With a loud draw against the wood I spin her towards me so I may face my accuser eye to eye. The knife has cut her slightly, but no one in the crowd would know as her expression of defiance would not yield. `` This marriage will unite the kingdoms. Long has my families name been synonymous with guarding the realm, but now with legitimate wife I can make claim to the throne.'' My plan slowly unfurls out of my mouth, in my anger it's too quick to pause. 
 
 `` You bring this kingdom, desolation. My family will take up arms to rescue me and they will not stop until I am either free'd or avenged!'' Her words echo in the great hall, the room still silent from the anticipated announcement. She steps forcefully into my held knife and I'm careful not to let it cut her any further. 
 
 `` You misunderstand, my dear Apatia. I did not bring you here to unite the kingdom in peace. Do n't be silly. The only thing that would repair this empire is it's total destruction over a precious high borne girl that was kidnapped at night by the most powerfully hated family in the land. Through the ashes, my princess, whatever survives will find true power.''
