Lantaa, please, listen. [ His hands tighten gently but firmly around hers as he tries to put into words what he is thinking and feeling. ] When I think about the two of us, it is quite clear to me that you are the one who is not getting what she deserves. I could spend a lifetime trying to be the best man for you, and hoping... Praying that I do not disappoint.
[ He has to pause there, for his emotions are getting the best of him. He knows that should she ever leave him, he will not detain her, but he will make one final appeal, and after that, if she still wishes to leave, he will let her. But a part of him will go with her. ]
If I could grant your wish, I would have done it already. You deserve to have the life you want, as does your sister.
[ And he also feels no small amount of frustration that there is nothing he can do to alter their current reality. ]
Of course, you are right. And the Scions are your allies, and I am certain they care for you as well. [ He feels as though it is not his place to comment on the relationships between the Scions, but a part of him thinks that Alkaid is closer to some than to others, for a variety of reasons. ] Naturally, House Fortemps and Estinien are more than welcome. [ He cannot imagine Estinien not being there, and of course, the representatives from House Fortemps have ever been staunch allies and friends. ]
As for the heads of state... Propriety demands their presence, but is that the sort of wedding you wish to have? [ He would suggest holding two ceremonies, a formal one and a more personal one, but perhaps she would not want that either. ]
But to answer the question of who I would have at the ceremony... Estinien, of course, but also Lucia, if she is inclined to come.
[ He has two other individuals that he would like to invite, but at the same time, he does not know them very well, and they would most likely be invited out of obligation anyway, so he decides not to name them just yet. ]
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[ He has to pause there, for his emotions are getting the best of him. He knows that should she ever leave him, he will not detain her, but he will make one final appeal, and after that, if she still wishes to leave, he will let her. But a part of him will go with her. ]
If I could grant your wish, I would have done it already. You deserve to have the life you want, as does your sister.
[ And he also feels no small amount of frustration that there is nothing he can do to alter their current reality. ]
Of course, you are right. And the Scions are your allies, and I am certain they care for you as well. [ He feels as though it is not his place to comment on the relationships between the Scions, but a part of him thinks that Alkaid is closer to some than to others, for a variety of reasons. ] Naturally, House Fortemps and Estinien are more than welcome. [ He cannot imagine Estinien not being there, and of course, the representatives from House Fortemps have ever been staunch allies and friends. ]
As for the heads of state... Propriety demands their presence, but is that the sort of wedding you wish to have? [ He would suggest holding two ceremonies, a formal one and a more personal one, but perhaps she would not want that either. ]
But to answer the question of who I would have at the ceremony... Estinien, of course, but also Lucia, if she is inclined to come.
[ He has two other individuals that he would like to invite, but at the same time, he does not know them very well, and they would most likely be invited out of obligation anyway, so he decides not to name them just yet. ]