"If you mean to say this God would advise you seek a woman outside of our relationship to have a child with, I cannot pretend to be happy with that." Abasi stated, frowning a little. Admittedly, such things had not been uncommon in Egypt, but he felt a tug at his heart as jealousy refused to let him imagine Loren taking someone else to bed. He wasn't sure when it was he'd grown so attached to the idea of being the Launceleyns one love, but he knew he wanted no one else involved.
As for the question...at one time, he would have simply, robotically answered 'yes'. It had been his duty, after all, to continue his family line, make an heir. Now, though? That all mattered less, yet he still found in his heart a willingness for the possibility. "...I think so, yes, though...I fear I would make a poor parent. I am not good with children. They tend to need a...softer hand than I know how to give." Abasi was well aware his brisk manner came off as rude to many adults, never mind children, who mostly seemed to assume he was angry immediately and become upset.
"You truly think I have better taste? I wish I could take you back to Egypt to tell everyone there." Laughing, he took a drink of wine and shook his head, looking over the river. "I am a different man here, clearly. You would not recognise the me from my home. ...Do you think you have changed as drastically?"
ABASI
it's sad to know that we are not alone
it's sad to know there's no honest way out
