. . . Laurent, we've been married for months by the law of Akielos. The kyros probably already assume us to be married there, if not Vere.

[Like, uh. The second he fucked off to the Summer Palace? Nikandros Everyone was like "you can't fucking live with him?? at the palace??? that's basically marriage????" and Damen was like "I know!! isn't it great??"

. . . Anyway, the moral of the story is that while there is, in fact, a whole Ceremony to weddings? In Akielos, a marriage isn't legally binding unless you live with whoever you married so the act of moving in with someone and living with them for an extended period of time makes you married to them. And technically!! Since neither of them even have family and therefore couldn't even do the full Akielon wedding ceremony!!! Living together was all that needed to happen for them to be as good as married.]

I don't mind waiting, but there's - the selfish request I'm making is for our marriage to be legal here.

[You know! In case they never make it home!]