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Thursday Prompt: Baptism
by Walt46
Writer / Degenerate
6 months ago
Baptism
A Thursday Prompt story
© 2025 by Walter Reimer
Prompt: bless
The birth announcement, accompanied by formal portrait photographs of the fawn and his happy parents, caused a great deal of excitement throughout the Kingdom of Kervina’s citizens. Seeing that the ruling dynasty was continuing met with celebrations that lasted a few days.
By contrast, what happened three weeks later was a very private affair as two limousines came to a halt at the front entrance of the Temple of the Holy Union. The lead car held Princess Electra and Prince Daniel, with their fawn, while the second vehicle carried the King and Daniel’s father.
Electra was dressed in white with an ice-blue sash running from one shoulder to her hip, and her son was dressed in silk and lace baby clothes given as a present by a neighboring monarchy, the only splash of color being a forest green ribbon. Daniel and the grandfathers were in military uniforms, wearing forest-green sashes.
Herbert V led the small procession, followed by his daughter and son-in-law with his grandson, while Geoffrey Hart, Baron Greensward, brought up the rear. They were met at the top of the steps by the Grand Bishop and the fallow deer buck who was officiating. The two clerics bowed to the King and led the procession into the temple.
Electra gave her fawn a kiss and gave him to her husband before giving Daniel a kiss. The whitetail doe then knelt before the Lower Altar dedicated to the Winterlady to pray while the bishops and the male members of the party moved to the Summerlord’s altar.
Daniel stood with his fawn in his arms while Herbert and Geoffrey knelt. The Grand Bishop bowed to the King and stepped back as the officiant came forward.
The fallow buck raised his paws. “The blessings of the Summerlord upon you.”
“And upon you,” the three adult bucks said.
“We gather today to consecrate this fawn in the sight of the Summerlord. Let us pray,” and as the bucks lowered their heads the bishop said, “O Summerlord, look upon us this day, and bless the father and mother with wisdom to love their child and to teach and guide him in the path You direct.” He smiled. “Who offers this child to the Summerlord?”
“I do,” Daniel said.
“Will you love your child, as the Summerlord loves you?”
“I will.”
“Will you teach him and guide him, according to the Scripture, to be a righteous buck?”
Daniel smiled fondly down at his son. “I will.”
“What is his name?”
“Herbert Geoffrey,” Daniel replied, while the two grandfathers exchanged grins.
The bishop bowed and placed a gentle paw on the fawn’s head. “Herbert Geoffrey, may the Summerlord grant you strength of spirit, mind and body; may He grant you temperance; may He grant you virtue and mercy.” He then dipped a paw in a small smear of oil that had been poured on the altar earlier and gently touched the fawn’s forehead and chest. “Let us pray.”
“Summerlord, You Who rule the world beside the Winterlady, look upon this child of Yours with favor, and speak well of him to Your doe, that She may love him as You do, and with Your help guide Herbert Geoffrey along the path You mark for him.” He rested both paws on the fawn. “So may it be.”
“So may it be,” the other bucks intoned.
The grandfathers got to their hooves with a little good-natured ribbing between the two of them about the aches and pains in aging joints. Daniel held little Herbert close and moved back from the altar, pausing as Electra got up and rejoined him.
When they got back in the car Electra said, “I didn’t hear him fussing.”
“I think he knew what was happening,” Daniel said. He gave his wife a sidelong look. “And he might be looking forward to lunch.” His expression changed. “I think, though, he needs to be changed first.”
“I’ll let you do that,” Electra said with a grin. “He’s the Summerlord’s now.”
Her husband stuck his tongue out at her.
A Thursday Prompt story
© 2025 by Walter Reimer
Prompt: bless
The birth announcement, accompanied by formal portrait photographs of the fawn and his happy parents, caused a great deal of excitement throughout the Kingdom of Kervina’s citizens. Seeing that the ruling dynasty was continuing met with celebrations that lasted a few days.
By contrast, what happened three weeks later was a very private affair as two limousines came to a halt at the front entrance of the Temple of the Holy Union. The lead car held Princess Electra and Prince Daniel, with their fawn, while the second vehicle carried the King and Daniel’s father.
Electra was dressed in white with an ice-blue sash running from one shoulder to her hip, and her son was dressed in silk and lace baby clothes given as a present by a neighboring monarchy, the only splash of color being a forest green ribbon. Daniel and the grandfathers were in military uniforms, wearing forest-green sashes.
Herbert V led the small procession, followed by his daughter and son-in-law with his grandson, while Geoffrey Hart, Baron Greensward, brought up the rear. They were met at the top of the steps by the Grand Bishop and the fallow deer buck who was officiating. The two clerics bowed to the King and led the procession into the temple.
Electra gave her fawn a kiss and gave him to her husband before giving Daniel a kiss. The whitetail doe then knelt before the Lower Altar dedicated to the Winterlady to pray while the bishops and the male members of the party moved to the Summerlord’s altar.
Daniel stood with his fawn in his arms while Herbert and Geoffrey knelt. The Grand Bishop bowed to the King and stepped back as the officiant came forward.
The fallow buck raised his paws. “The blessings of the Summerlord upon you.”
“And upon you,” the three adult bucks said.
“We gather today to consecrate this fawn in the sight of the Summerlord. Let us pray,” and as the bucks lowered their heads the bishop said, “O Summerlord, look upon us this day, and bless the father and mother with wisdom to love their child and to teach and guide him in the path You direct.” He smiled. “Who offers this child to the Summerlord?”
“I do,” Daniel said.
“Will you love your child, as the Summerlord loves you?”
“I will.”
“Will you teach him and guide him, according to the Scripture, to be a righteous buck?”
Daniel smiled fondly down at his son. “I will.”
“What is his name?”
“Herbert Geoffrey,” Daniel replied, while the two grandfathers exchanged grins.
The bishop bowed and placed a gentle paw on the fawn’s head. “Herbert Geoffrey, may the Summerlord grant you strength of spirit, mind and body; may He grant you temperance; may He grant you virtue and mercy.” He then dipped a paw in a small smear of oil that had been poured on the altar earlier and gently touched the fawn’s forehead and chest. “Let us pray.”
“Summerlord, You Who rule the world beside the Winterlady, look upon this child of Yours with favor, and speak well of him to Your doe, that She may love him as You do, and with Your help guide Herbert Geoffrey along the path You mark for him.” He rested both paws on the fawn. “So may it be.”
“So may it be,” the other bucks intoned.
The grandfathers got to their hooves with a little good-natured ribbing between the two of them about the aches and pains in aging joints. Daniel held little Herbert close and moved back from the altar, pausing as Electra got up and rejoined him.
When they got back in the car Electra said, “I didn’t hear him fussing.”
“I think he knew what was happening,” Daniel said. He gave his wife a sidelong look. “And he might be looking forward to lunch.” His expression changed. “I think, though, he needs to be changed first.”
“I’ll let you do that,” Electra said with a grin. “He’s the Summerlord’s now.”
Her husband stuck his tongue out at her.
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Changing a dirty diaper... the horror, the horror. :D
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I freely confess that was taking up a little space in the back of my head, along with a few other baptism scenes I've seen on TV.