Peace. [ He hums low in his throat, rubbing his scarred cheek with the tips of his fingers inn contemplation. ] Even before... before everything that happened, I'm not sure I knew what peace felt like--not like I feel it here.
[There had been moments of calm and quiet, moments of joy, moments of happiness, but none of those could quite make up for his mother's disdain or the state of the world, fraught as it was with war and blight, slowly crumbling apart under their feet as an ancient god's machinations brought ruin to nations.
But here? Here he can be at peace, well and truly. ]
It feels like a burden has been lifted from my shoulders. I can finally be at my ease, even if I were to work the land from dawn 'til dusk. [ Wrapping his arms around Jill, he nuzzles her and kisses her again. ] It's a beautiful dream, but it's only this beautiful because you're in it. Thank you for sharing this with me, and for agreeing to be my wife.
[ But there's something else on his mind, and he thinks now would be the perfect time to pose the question he's been considering since he asked for her hand. ]
Were we still in Rosaria--were Rosaria still as it was all those years ago--you would soon be Lady Rosfield. But... we are no longer in Rosaria, and we are not bound to its customs. I am a Rosfield by birth, but I do not expect you to take that name when you bind your life to mine. The choice, then, I leave to you: take my name if you wish, or keep your own. You have accepted me, and I want only for your happiness.
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[There had been moments of calm and quiet, moments of joy, moments of happiness, but none of those could quite make up for his mother's disdain or the state of the world, fraught as it was with war and blight, slowly crumbling apart under their feet as an ancient god's machinations brought ruin to nations.
But here? Here he can be at peace, well and truly. ]
It feels like a burden has been lifted from my shoulders. I can finally be at my ease, even if I were to work the land from dawn 'til dusk. [ Wrapping his arms around Jill, he nuzzles her and kisses her again. ] It's a beautiful dream, but it's only this beautiful because you're in it. Thank you for sharing this with me, and for agreeing to be my wife.
[ But there's something else on his mind, and he thinks now would be the perfect time to pose the question he's been considering since he asked for her hand. ]
Were we still in Rosaria--were Rosaria still as it was all those years ago--you would soon be Lady Rosfield. But... we are no longer in Rosaria, and we are not bound to its customs. I am a Rosfield by birth, but I do not expect you to take that name when you bind your life to mine. The choice, then, I leave to you: take my name if you wish, or keep your own. You have accepted me, and I want only for your happiness.