Could be better, but it could be a lot worse!

Accalia’s first action at the idea of you two actually getting married was to scream in excitement and hang up, no doubt sprinting over as fast as she is able to. Your parents are taken aback at the sheer elation as you practically vibrate in excitement before you sprint to your room and close the door behind you. You quickly sit at your desk and tear the folder handed to you open, intent on reading exactly what is required before you can make Accalia your wife. The first thing you pull out are five dossiers, labeled with names and beneath them is the contract. The contract is the most important part, while you are excited, you need to make sure you don’t breach this or it all could come tumbling down. You check the stamp to see the crest of your family, which matches your silver wolf pendant that you always wear.

1. You must choose a ‘first’ wife of your standing which are the five dossier’s enclosed, only then will we allow Accalia to take your hand in marriage. If you find fancy with another woman who is of your station, then you are allowed to reject the five potential partners enclosed.
2. Your first child with your first wife will be the heir to your family.
3. Accalia must stay loyal, regardless of who you take to be your first wife. Should she stray, her marriage to you will be dissolved.
4. You must remain loyal to your wives, otherwise all marriages will be dissolved and you will not get a separate opportunity to marry Accalia.
5. There should be no interruptions of the wedding by you or Accalia otherwise we will dissolve our allowance of Accalia’s hand in marriage.
6. You will meet all of the potential partners before making your choice, any previous actions that have happened between you and them are to be forgotten (This includes Accalia).
7. You will meet our candidates without Accalia there to interrupt.
8. If none of the five candidates are satisfactory, you will not be allowed to be married to Accalia until you do find a woman of your standing that you agree to marry.
9. You must not impregnate Accalia while you are choosing potential partners. If you have a child with her, it will render the contract null and void.
10. You must test your physical compatibility with any potential wife, you need not go as far as to have sex with them, but you do need to give any potential spouse a chance at physical intimacy before you take their hand in marriage.
11. You don’t have to limit yourself to one spouse as you can marry multiple times so long as the women are of your stature, Accalia being to only allowed exception.

You scan the rules, frowning. It is a bit unfair to refer to Accalia as a second wife, and you are a bit dubious about the required test of physical intimacy; overall though, you can see that the leniency extended is nothing short of mercy. You want to believe the elders are not lying but you know that this still could be a trap so you take a photo of the sheet with your phone, even copy the document and scan it into your computer, sending it Fang, yourself, and Accalia as witnesses. You carefully use an encrypted phone Fang gave you for your birthday after you told him you were going to pursue a relationship with Accalia and took another photo to send to yourself. You carefully run you hand along the sheet, hold it up to your light and the setting sun, and even go so far as to grab lemon juice and whatever crackpot hidden message revealers you can find; making sure it won’t be alter to reveal something new and binding and you sigh in relief as nothing comes off to reveal any sort of hidden message. All done you slump in your chair, already planning how best to circumvent the rules so you and Accalia can be with each other in the open.

Your hear your front door slam open and rapid footsteps ascending the stairs to your room before your door is nearly broken open by a panting Accalia.

“Is it true?!” She demands breathlessly.

You nod and hold out the document and she grabs it, scanning it and you flinch at the implied ‘second wife’ status she will be adopting. You get up and pull her into a hug. She buries her face into your chest and hums contentedly as you gently run your hand up and down the curve of her neck and small of her back.

“I’m sorry.” You murmur, “They shouldn’t slight you like that.”

“I don’t care about what those old dicks think...” She whispers, “I’m so happy. I just... I can’t believe this is happening. If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up. Please don’t let me wake up.”

“Well Mrs. Rune, I do think I spotted one loophole that I think we should exploit as soon as possible.” You whisper in her ear before nipping at her neck, “I think I’ll prove that if this isn’t a dream, then it is paradise!”

“What?” She whimpers, arching her neck to give you better access.

“We can’t have a family yet... but you are still on your pill regiments right?” You growl.

Her eyes light up and you grin mischievously.

“Mom? Dad?” You call, “I am about to give my future wife a good time and properly mark her as mine, you should probably leave the house!”

“But the rules!” Your father exclaims, rushing to the door, “You can’t—”

“Have kids yet!” You reply gleefully, “They said nothing about sex with my wife!”

Your father is silent before he calls out, “Artemis, we are leaving right now!”

“What?” She cries out, “I thought—”

“They found a loophole! Now get ready and move!”

“Yes Romulus!”