[ Similarly, he never dared dream of a moment like this or even that he might love someone like this before he met her. Oh, he always knew that the time might come when he would meet someone and come to love them, or enter an understanding with another, so as to extend his family's line. But what has happened between himself and Alkaid is far more than he ever hoped for. Part of him still feels as though this all must be a dream, and that he will awaken to either find her gone to her next adventure or realize that he imagined her affections for him.
Either thought gives him pause, and he thanks Halone that this is not the case. ]
Lantaa. [ As before, he tries out the name, finding that he loves the sound of it and how it feels to say it too.
But then his hold on her hands tightens just slightly, and a question spills out before he can stop it. ]
Does that mean, then, that you accept both my proposal and me and what gifts I can offer you?
[ He holds his breath then, a part of him still believing that she could recant her words and her decision if he so much as lets one exhale escape. ]
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Either thought gives him pause, and he thanks Halone that this is not the case. ]
Lantaa. [ As before, he tries out the name, finding that he loves the sound of it and how it feels to say it too.
But then his hold on her hands tightens just slightly, and a question spills out before he can stop it. ]
Does that mean, then, that you accept both my proposal and me and what gifts I can offer you?
[ He holds his breath then, a part of him still believing that she could recant her words and her decision if he so much as lets one exhale escape. ]