Marked for Life (Set before the raid on Azkaban)
Narcissa had received a response to her raven almost immediately. The Dark Lord requested her presence within the hour.
And so begins the Song of Eleusis...
She observed all of the necessary rituals, bathing beforehand to cleanse herself of all her previous life's impurities. She wore crow-black ceremonial robes with only her nakedness underneath. Her blonde hair was pulled back modestly, and she wore no jewellery save for her wedding band.
Narcissa was unsurprised at the Dark Lord's wish to have Severus present at her marking ceremony. She would be put in his charge with her beloved Draco, and she was glad for this. There were no hands stronger, more capable than his. And for his protection, she would reward him - with earthy delights.
The eunuch Véran brought her before the Dark Lord, and upon His say-so she dropped to one knee, bowing her head and lowering her eyes.
"My Lord, I come to you incomplete and without purpose."
And so begins the Song of Eleusis...
She observed all of the necessary rituals, bathing beforehand to cleanse herself of all her previous life's impurities. She wore crow-black ceremonial robes with only her nakedness underneath. Her blonde hair was pulled back modestly, and she wore no jewellery save for her wedding band.
Narcissa was unsurprised at the Dark Lord's wish to have Severus present at her marking ceremony. She would be put in his charge with her beloved Draco, and she was glad for this. There were no hands stronger, more capable than his. And for his protection, she would reward him - with earthy delights.
The eunuch Véran brought her before the Dark Lord, and upon His say-so she dropped to one knee, bowing her head and lowering her eyes.
"My Lord, I come to you incomplete and without purpose."