It was morning, the last day of the year. The Blake Estate was livelier than it had ever been in the last decades, and the reason was the wedding of the Master of this family.
Hundreds of workers of the Estate had been working for the last two days to prepare for today, and now they were going through the last bit of preparations.
The day had a festive atmosphere to it, and everyone was wearing colorful dresses. There were fifty children, who were enjoying the light snowfall out in the open, singing carols and wedding songs and they filled the stands.
At noon, the Blake Guards performed a horseback parade, circling the Garden where the Wedding Stage was set, and then they took their positions waiting for the guests to enter the Garden.
