The triple betrothal was announced, the candidate for such an enormous feat could be seen standing proud by everyone.
Ren was the central figure by facing the ceremony that tested his 'worth' to be the fiancé of such important young ladies.
The complex performance ended with the seven steps. The same seven that Larissa had corrected over two weeks with the methodical patience of someone who knows exactly where she needs to arrive and who doesn't mind having had that situation to herself, because the destination justifies it.
The precise path from the waiting position to the center of the ceremonial space, the angles of the hands in the exact positions, the weight distributed the way the protocol established for announcements, appeals and behests of this nature, each placement deliberate without appearing to be stoically deliberate. The kind of execution that worked because it looked like not trying.
The Mantis executed it… So it was truly 'not even trying'.
