Chapter Text
Foreword
By the Eternal Light of the Pale Star, beneath the watch of the Nine Astral Houses, and under the sovereign rule of the Imperial Crown of Alpha Astra, First Planet in the Sacred Solarium and Keeper of the Astral Dominion…
Let it be proclaimed across the void between the Seven Shining Worlds that this Decree is made Law through the seventh turning of the Orbit of Alpha Astra and Celestia, Seventh Planet in the Sacred Solarium, and its people who will forever be held in protection and governance by the Astral Crown.
Alpha Astra gives to Celestia its seventh daughter, the High Septan Princess, to have and to cherish from now until the end of her life, and the promise that when she has crossed the void between these two worlds, she will fall into a realm of her own making, following laws of her own writing, ruling Celestia as long the sacred bond of fealty remains unbroken, and that her position will be forged not through conquest but through a fair, willing marriage to a mate worthy in power and of royal blood.
Upon the completion of this Decree, may these proclamations thus bind the Lords Regent of Celestia and the High Sovereigns of Alpha Astra to immortalize the covenant between their peoples; to affirm the rights, tributes, and obligations of the Astral Crown; and to promise a lasting peace that remains through the life of the Pale Star until it, too, falls into the void – as all things will.
This Decree has been witnessed and signed by the leaders of the Nine Astral Houses, their noble sovereigns; sealed by the Astral Crown Signet; and entered into the Great Archive beneath the Pale Star’s enduring banner.
Long may its fires burn.