Diplomatic Immunity: Wedding Bells a'Ringing

[Rystil Arden]

"Plydek seems normal though," Vasha says comfortingly, "And you had no control, it's not your fault Leda, and by all other accounts you've been a wonderful mother and wife. You were faithful with your heart, and that is what truely matters."

"Well, he isn't normal, but he hasn't been cursed with a blessing like Helena's to destroy his life--it is symbolic, as Plydek was an infidelity, but one that I couldn't control, so he was not punished for my sin as badly as Helena, who was the product of my sinful cravings..."

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

"Ah, yes. She was a Rowaini noble, daughter of a duke. She was a great wit, smart and funny, a kind soul who spent a lot of time performing service for the less fortunate, a would-be poetess and author, and a singer. And of course, last but certainly not least, she was marvelously gorgeous."

“Well, it certainly sounds like she was a wonderful girl, but things obviously didn’t go as planned...”

 

[Rystil Arden]

“Well, it certainly sounds like she was a wonderful girl, but things obviously didn’t go as planned...”

"Planned?" Plydek raises an eyebrow quizzically, "What do you mean?"

 

[Bront]

"Well, he isn't normal, but he hasn't been cursed with a blessing like Helena's to destroy his life--it is symbolic, as Plydek was an infidelity, but one that I couldn't control, so he was not punished for my sin as badly as Helena, who was the product of my sinful cravings..."

"Shh, It's not your fault. Please, Leda, you were not in control of yourself. There are those on Amaranthia, Sirens, who learn to evoke the same emotions in others, even if they do not wish it. You can't feel guilt for what you had no control over. Just remember the wonderful job you've done with your children and that you love them no matter what, as that is what matters."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Shh, It's not your fault. Please, Leda, you were not in control of yourself. There are those on Amaranthia, Sirens, who learn to evoke the same emotions in others, even if they do not wish it. You can't feel guilt for what you had no control over. Just remember the wonderful job you've done with your children and that you love them no matter what, as that is what matters."

"I do try, but...every time that Helena suffers, I know it is my fault. It certainly is not hers--she is just an innocent."

 

[unleashed]

Tiberius Lucius Magnus, Male Praetor Warmage

"Planned?" Plydek raises an eyebrow quizzically, "What do you mean?"

“Don’t mind me, perhaps my mind’s running ahead, but I assume you planned to marry her, as you said before the interruption, that you’d found a girl like that before, but...so as you’re not here with her now, something obviously happened that those plans couldn't go ahead...”

 

[Bront]

"I do try, but...every time that Helena suffers, I know it is my fault. It certainly is not hers--she is just an innocent."

"Well, Helena is a wonderful woman, and I hope to spends some time with her again," Vasha says. "I wish I could take her to Amaranthia with me some time, where she would not stand out anywhere near as much."

 

[Rystil Arden]

“Don’t mind me, perhaps my mind’s running ahead, but I assume you planned to marry her, as you said before the interruption, that you’d found a girl like that before, but...so as you’re not here with her now, something obviously happened that those plans couldn't go ahead...”

*Plydek shakes his head.*

"Oh no, no. Nothing like that. Actually, seems like you probably got the wrong idea about how we met, even. It wasn't that I was introduced to her as a suitor or something--actually, it was quite unusual. I met her when I was a young man, not even fully mature yet. See, I was fighting in a junior boxing contest against this other boy, and he was agile and hard to hit. It was a good fight, exerting, but when I connected with a powerful blow, I wound up winning pretty well, and he got knocked out. So I took him to the infirmary, and I found out that actually he was a she. Apparently, she had gotten excited about the tournament and masqueraded as a boy to sneak in. I felt so terrible that I had beaten up a girl that I stuck around as they treated her. Actually, when she woke up and was still in pain, that was when I first discovered my innate healing ability, when I healed it."

"So anyway, no, no it wasn't like some kind of romance. Just a wonderful friendship."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Well, Helena is a wonderful woman, and I hope to spends some time with her again," Vasha says. "I wish I could take her to Amaranthia with me some time, where she would not stand out anywhere near as much."

"I wish she could travel some time too--she has a wonderful imagination, and she always reads of far-off places and wonders what they would be like. But she absolutely cannot, I'm afraid--it is simply too dangerous. That she would be abducted at some point is a virtual certainty."

 

[Bront]

"I wish she could travel some time too--she has a wonderful imagination, and she always reads of far-off places and wonders what they would be like. But she absolutely cannot, I'm afraid--it is simply too dangerous. That she would be abducted at some point is a virtual certainty."

"I keep hearing that, though it's hard to believe. But then, perhaps I am simply unfamiliar with Rowani customs."