The sudden appearance does startle Viatorus. Not a difficult feat, by any means, and he does manage not to scramble, but he startles nonetheless. He flattens out his tie and clears his throat before speaking.

"Um, there is, wouldn't you say, a certain amount of power inherent in these ceremonies? How well or poorly a ceremony goes affects the outcome, influencing people, communities. That's part of the reason so many traditions have collected over time. Good omens, ill omens. A sign of a good or bad wedding- o-or birthday. Are they not, in some respects, intertwined? Magical and non-magical ritual? Religious and earthly?"