Espouse

This is one entry for the Cabinet of Curiosities (Guillermo del Toro anyone?) Challenge. It is assigned to the prompt "pointy", but also to "swift", "ancient" and "keep".

Overview

The Espouse is a dagger crafted from a block of black marble and infused with rosé gold and normal gold. The hilt is purely gold as well and inscribed with small runes which serve not purpose besides the description what's the daggers purpose.

"With my blade I bound thee; with my blade I shall seperate and make thee anew."

History & Usage

The original Espouse (see image) was crafted a few years after the royal bloodline and the matriarchal succession was official. It was carefully crafted to the designs and ideas of the Mistress, infused with rosé gold in the blade, pure gold as the hilt and an amber at the pommel. The blade itself is unusual sharp for a dagger made out of stone. And it should be, because it has to cut through skin and paper alike.
At first the Espouse was only a thing which was used between the Mistress and her Consort at their wedding, but the design of the dagger eventually came down and is now used in nobility and the church alike. Not with the materials of black marble and gold, but similar looking. Silver is always a good choice.
The Espouse is used during the final Declaration of Will. The priest offers the Declaration (the marriage contract basically) to the Mistress and her eventual Consort. At first she and then her Consort picks or cut their thumb with the Espouse dagger and let one or two drops fall onto the prepared area on the Declaration. The paper should suck it up and form a connecting line between the drops. The area for each party is labeled with the name of the participant.
Once the blood has connected and the Declaration of Will is signed, the official part of the wedding is concluded and the marriage official. Whatever comes after is up to the Mistress (or the Mistress' parents).
A divorce with the Espouse is similar. Mistress and Consort (or the couple in question) have to hold onto the dagger and slice through the area with their names in it and - most importantly - through the line their blood had made. Some slice through the entire paper, but it is not necessary. Once done the divorce is concluded and the persons are "made anew" to start a new chapter of their life.

Espouse by CrazyEddie via Midjourney