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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 1434787" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chapter 48, “The Answer”, December 6th, 1881:Morgana does not respond to Arcade’s question.  Qualtaqa asks, “Can’t a ship Captain perform marriages?”  Hank says, “I tell you what, I think yer right about that.”  Louie interjects, “Hey, look, she’s speechless.”  Hank says, “That she is, I didn’t think that was possible!  Hey Arcade, you should ask her to marry you more often.”   She finally regains her composure and points to the ring saying, “Where did this come from?”  He replies, “I bought it a couple of days ago in New York.”  She asks, “Did you buy it for me or for that other fiancée of yours?”   Hank says, “Well, we’re all waiting for an answer?”   Arcade says, “Why don’t you guys run along.”  Louie says, “Yeah.  We go find ship Captain to marry you.”  Arcade replies, “On second thought, why don’t you guys stay.”  Arcade says to her “I bought it for you!  Well?  Are you going to answer my question”   She asks, “What’s wrong with the type of relationship that we have now?”  Hank whispers to Qualtaqa, “That’s a man’s line.  Are you sure she’s not a guy?”   The Indian replies, “Pretty sure, but to prove I guess you have to ask Arcade.”   She looks Arcade squarely in the eyes and says, “Look.  If you’re only doing this to get out of the situation with your family…”  A shocked look crosses his face and he interrupts with, “Do you really think so little of me?”   She replies, “Well, okay then.”   “Okay?” he states.  She answers, “Yes.  I’ll marry you.”  Hank says, “Well don’t that beat all.  Two druids decided to get married, and on a ship in the middle of the ocean!  There ain’t no trees for hundreds of miles.”   “So you going to stay in England?” Louie asks the couple.  Morgana replies, “If Arcade wants to leave we will.  Even if we have to carve Sam into a boat to row back across the Atlantic.”  Sam spits out his drink at that comment.   Hank says, “I can’t image living anywhere other than Texas.”  Morgana comments, “Hank, you live in Arizona!”  “But I’m going back to Texas at some point,” he replies.    Arcade says to her, “So, where would be the ideal place to have the proper ceremony?”   “Why wait?” she replies.   Hank, Louie and Qualtaqa get up and Hank says, “Great.  We’ll go find the Captain.  Sam, you keep an eye on them.”  “Or maybe a gun,” Louie adds.   “This was sudden” she comments.  He answers, “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time.”    The three are unsuccessful at meeting the Captain, being stopped when they try to head up to the First Class section.   They then send the Captain a note asking to speak with him later.    “Ship people strict about keeping people separate,” Qualtaqa adds.  Louie adds, “At least they didn’t shoot at us.”  The DM interjects, “Actually, the White Star Line really should take up the practice of shooting anyone who attempts to sneak into First Class, especially if they look like Leonardo DiCaprio.”  “I guess they will have to wait,” Qualtaqa says.  Louie comments, “Hope they no change mind.”  Hank replies, “Yeah, well why do we really care anyway?”   The three return and tell the couple that the Captain is unavailable.    “Must be busy, owning ship this big,” Louie states.  “The Captain doesn’t own it!” Arcade comments.   Hank says, “Why not.  If I was the owner of the ship I’d name myself Captain.”   “The owner has several ships,” Arcade replies.  “That works for me too,” Hank replies.   Morgana says, “Great.  Now Hank wants to be a shipping magnate.”   Arcade comments, “Him?  He’s barely qualified to guard a mine shaft.”   Getting back to the topic at hand, Morgana tells Arcade that they don’t need the Captain, that they can declare themselves married on their own.    Qualtaqa asks, “Don’t you need druid priest to do that?”  Arcade replies, “No, we’re reformed.”   Hank says, “I should write a song for you guys.”   The DM comments, “You can’t.  They don’t have Country and Western songs yet because trucks haven’t been invented.”  Arcade says, “Well, you decide what you want to do.  It’s your wedding ceremony.”   Morgana answers, “We don’t even need a ceremony.  You asked me and I said yes.  That’s all there is to it.”  Hank whispers back, “Are you sure she’s not a guy?  I’ve never known of a dame who didn’t want a big wedding.”   “There isn’t anything more than that?” Arcade asks.  She replies, “Sure there’s a lot more.  What I expect from you is a lifetime of fidelity.  You don’t ever sleep with another woman, and you don’t ever mistreat either the children or me.  Do that and I won’t leave you.”   “So you get to decide when we are or aren’t married?” he comments.   “That deal don’t sound all that fair to him,” Hank comments.  She answers, “Sure it’s fair.  Family and lineage always works through the woman.  The mother is the only constant, since you can never guarantee who the father is.”   “I don’t know that I take to that interpretation,” Hank comments.   Morgana replies, “You don’t have to.  I married him, not you.”   Louie says, “Hope not, the bed wouldn’t be big enough for all of us.”   Arcade comments, “Especially Hank, since most Texans sleep alongside their horse.”  Hank replies, “What’s wrong with that?”  Arcade turns back to Morgana and asks, “Any more rules that I should know about?”  She replies, “Yes, you’re not allowed to intentionally kill any of my relatives.”   He mutters softly, “Note to self.  Make it look like an accident.”   She adds, “And in time of famine you don’t choose yourself over the children.”  Hank mutters to Sam, “The guy’s a English Lord, and she’s worried that there won’t be enough food for everyone?”  Louie comments to Sam, “See what happen if you get married.”  The newlyweds get up to retire for the evening.  Hank says, “Hey, we sent the Captain a note, what do we tell him if he shows up?”  Arcade replies, “Tell him you want to marry Sam.”</blockquote>

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