[say]"Those who dislike you must have horrendously poor taste, and if there is one thing I can say for the De Rosieres line - we are not lacking in good taste."[/say] Bastien smiled, putting a hand to his chest as he declared the strengths of his ancestors. He was relatively sure that given enough time, Rexanna would have been able to charm his father; as she had him. Though it didn't truly matter, not when his father may as well have been imaginary when he was in Caido. That thought stopped his smile from fully reaching his eyes.
[say]"..Ah."[/say] It was interesting, Bastien thought, how different life could be from a fairytale, where discovering your royal blood and marrying a prince would surely be a happy ending, not the beginning of a nightmare. [say]"Marriage...I used to be wary of it because of situations like yours; I thought it was primarily a thing for social obligations and crude allyships. Wouldn't life be better if it was reserved for people like us? Truly in love. Simply wanting it to be known..."[/say] He was musing, but he'd seen plenty of arranged marriages in his life, and of those he'd seen very few happy ones.
Perhaps it was insensitive to ask her more questions, but Rexanna seemed willing enough to speak about it for the moment. [say]"What was your first impression of him? This Prince? Did he reveal all his putridness right away, or let you believe him a good man at first?"[/say]
[say]"..Ah."[/say] It was interesting, Bastien thought, how different life could be from a fairytale, where discovering your royal blood and marrying a prince would surely be a happy ending, not the beginning of a nightmare. [say]"Marriage...I used to be wary of it because of situations like yours; I thought it was primarily a thing for social obligations and crude allyships. Wouldn't life be better if it was reserved for people like us? Truly in love. Simply wanting it to be known..."[/say] He was musing, but he'd seen plenty of arranged marriages in his life, and of those he'd seen very few happy ones.
Perhaps it was insensitive to ask her more questions, but Rexanna seemed willing enough to speak about it for the moment. [say]"What was your first impression of him? This Prince? Did he reveal all his putridness right away, or let you believe him a good man at first?"[/say]
