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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 3835740" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>As Gray and Cold As Stone - Epilogue</strong></p><p></p><p>“Call off the wedding,” said Quintus in his usual brusque manner. “Elandre does not want to marry you.”</p><p> </p><p>Ilmarė frowned. “What Quintus is trying to say is that this marriage is not under the best circumstances. You barely know her.”</p><p> </p><p>Roderick looked from the human to the elorii and back again. “But I love her!”</p><p></p><p>“Your father and Acastus are—were—both against the marriage,” said Quintus.</p><p> </p><p>“There are different kinds of love,” said Ilmarė. “Yours will fade. If it still remains after some time apart, then you may want to court her.”</p><p> </p><p>“Court her?”</p><p> </p><p>“Yes,” said Quintus. “Love is an exchange. You must earn her love. And she must love you back. Declaring it doesn’t make it true.”</p><p> </p><p>Ilmarė looked sideways at Quintus. “And marriage doesn’t guarantee love.”</p><p> </p><p>“You sound as if you speak from personal experience,” said Roderick.</p><p> </p><p>“That’s not the point,” said Ilmarė, flustered. “The point is—“</p><p> </p><p>“The point is that you should call off the marriage,” Quintus repeated. “And perhaps, if you are worthy of her love, she will come to you willingly one day.”</p><p> </p><p>“It would be a sacrifice,” said Roderick, rising to his feet. “A noble sacrifice, but one that I must bear.”</p><p> </p><p>Ilmarė rolled her eyes. “If that makes you feel better about it, yes.”</p><p> </p><p>“I will call it off,” said Roderick. “And who knows,” he added with a sly smile, “she may come to love me yet!”</p><p> </p><p>Ilmarė patted Roderick on the shoulder. “Good man. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to change out of these clothes.” She exited.</p><p> </p><p>Roderick watched her leave. “You’re a lucky man,” he said to Quintus. “Ilmarė is beautiful, almost as pretty as Elandre. And she’s very wise. I hope one day to have Elandre love me like Ilmarė loves you.”</p><p> </p><p>Quintus blinked. “Legionnaires cannot marry,” he said slowly. “We are married to our legion.”</p><p> </p><p>Roderick gave him a pitying look. “At least you have a choice. You can always quit your legion. I’m going to have to work hard to court Elandre.” He hustled Quintus out of his room. “Anyway, thanks for your advice.” </p><p> </p><p>Once he was in the hallway, Quintus took a long hard look at the statue of Illiir. It was a golden statuette, perhaps six inches tall, depicting Illiir with one hand outstretched in benediction, while the other held the orb of the sun overhead. </p><p> </p><p>He tapped it once. The light went on. The legionnaire of the Triumphant Rays of the Invisible Sun was silhouetted by the statue’s glow. </p><p> </p><p>“At least I have a choice,” he whispered to himself.</p><p> </p><p>Quintus tapped it again. The light went out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 3835740, member: 3285"] [b]As Gray and Cold As Stone - Epilogue[/b] “Call off the wedding,” said Quintus in his usual brusque manner. “Elandre does not want to marry you.” Ilmarė frowned. “What Quintus is trying to say is that this marriage is not under the best circumstances. You barely know her.” Roderick looked from the human to the elorii and back again. “But I love her!” “Your father and Acastus are—were—both against the marriage,” said Quintus. “There are different kinds of love,” said Ilmarė. “Yours will fade. If it still remains after some time apart, then you may want to court her.” “Court her?” “Yes,” said Quintus. “Love is an exchange. You must earn her love. And she must love you back. Declaring it doesn’t make it true.” Ilmarė looked sideways at Quintus. “And marriage doesn’t guarantee love.” “You sound as if you speak from personal experience,” said Roderick. “That’s not the point,” said Ilmarė, flustered. “The point is—“ “The point is that you should call off the marriage,” Quintus repeated. “And perhaps, if you are worthy of her love, she will come to you willingly one day.” “It would be a sacrifice,” said Roderick, rising to his feet. “A noble sacrifice, but one that I must bear.” Ilmarė rolled her eyes. “If that makes you feel better about it, yes.” “I will call it off,” said Roderick. “And who knows,” he added with a sly smile, “she may come to love me yet!” Ilmarė patted Roderick on the shoulder. “Good man. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to change out of these clothes.” She exited. Roderick watched her leave. “You’re a lucky man,” he said to Quintus. “Ilmarė is beautiful, almost as pretty as Elandre. And she’s very wise. I hope one day to have Elandre love me like Ilmarė loves you.” Quintus blinked. “Legionnaires cannot marry,” he said slowly. “We are married to our legion.” Roderick gave him a pitying look. “At least you have a choice. You can always quit your legion. I’m going to have to work hard to court Elandre.” He hustled Quintus out of his room. “Anyway, thanks for your advice.” Once he was in the hallway, Quintus took a long hard look at the statue of Illiir. It was a golden statuette, perhaps six inches tall, depicting Illiir with one hand outstretched in benediction, while the other held the orb of the sun overhead. He tapped it once. The light went on. The legionnaire of the Triumphant Rays of the Invisible Sun was silhouetted by the statue’s glow. “At least I have a choice,” he whispered to himself. Quintus tapped it again. The light went out. [/QUOTE]
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