[ Similarly, Aymeric knows that his friend would never do such a thing, and so he wholeheartedly agrees with the notion that death will be the only thing that sunders their friendship. Even then, that might not be the end of it. ]
I suppose that I could request for a few days of leave from my duties. Surely nothing too dire would transpire in my absence. [ It is still difficult for him to fathom such a thing, because he has spent so long making his sole priority his work and his responsibilities. Having any amount of leisure time is something he cannot begin to imagine. ] I cannot promise anything, but if nothing else, I will take your words to heart and ponder them, my friend.
[ They both know how much of Aymeric's time is given over to pondering various things, most of which are related to his duties. Of late, however, that has shifted and he has found himself pondering other matters of a more personal nature. ]
I would not see you be made uncomfortable by dealings you find undesirable, but I believe that you and the Scions might come to find some common ground. [ He likes to think that there is a foundation already being built, although it is a tenuous one. A certain young lordling is responsible for that. ]
I suppose that one could say that is my heritage and my inheritance. [ And he has largely been resigned to that being his lot in life. It has never chafed, nor has he ever felt discontent with it, but with the advent of certain happenings, he has begun to wish that things could be just a little bit different. ]
It is not a secret, not entirely. We have simply decided not to make too public a scene about it as yet. Simply put, both she and I have our own duties that must be seen to, and her own affairs take her far from Ishgard for great lengths of time.
[ He lets out a small sigh of something that could be construed as a reluctant sort of resignation. Duty cannot and should not be put to the side, and the duty that his betrothed has is far more significant than his own. ]
Until such time as we can find a reprieve from our duties, it seems prudent for us to keep the news to ourselves. But there are few others whom I trust as much as you, so I see no reason why I should not tell you all, if you desire to know.
[ Some of the more personal aspects, he will keep to himself, but there is very little that he would withhold from his old friend. ]
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I suppose that I could request for a few days of leave from my duties. Surely nothing too dire would transpire in my absence. [ It is still difficult for him to fathom such a thing, because he has spent so long making his sole priority his work and his responsibilities. Having any amount of leisure time is something he cannot begin to imagine. ] I cannot promise anything, but if nothing else, I will take your words to heart and ponder them, my friend.
[ They both know how much of Aymeric's time is given over to pondering various things, most of which are related to his duties. Of late, however, that has shifted and he has found himself pondering other matters of a more personal nature. ]
I would not see you be made uncomfortable by dealings you find undesirable, but I believe that you and the Scions might come to find some common ground. [ He likes to think that there is a foundation already being built, although it is a tenuous one. A certain young lordling is responsible for that. ]
I suppose that one could say that is my heritage and my inheritance. [ And he has largely been resigned to that being his lot in life. It has never chafed, nor has he ever felt discontent with it, but with the advent of certain happenings, he has begun to wish that things could be just a little bit different. ]
It is not a secret, not entirely. We have simply decided not to make too public a scene about it as yet. Simply put, both she and I have our own duties that must be seen to, and her own affairs take her far from Ishgard for great lengths of time.
[ He lets out a small sigh of something that could be construed as a reluctant sort of resignation. Duty cannot and should not be put to the side, and the duty that his betrothed has is far more significant than his own. ]
Until such time as we can find a reprieve from our duties, it seems prudent for us to keep the news to ourselves. But there are few others whom I trust as much as you, so I see no reason why I should not tell you all, if you desire to know.
[ Some of the more personal aspects, he will keep to himself, but there is very little that he would withhold from his old friend. ]