1. Never alone in the woods

Virgil was six years old when his fate was decided for him.
He would marry a stranger and go live on another floating island, leaving behind the only world he ever knew.
One week before the wedding, he can't help but be anxious. Will what awaits him be worse than what he leaves behind? Between the villagers that treats him as an outcast and his parents, indifferent when they're not abusive, there doesn't seem to be much to regret. And yet...
The music begins, the temple's doors open. Who will be waiting for him at the altar?