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Post by Copper on Dec 7, 2014 18:51:21 GMT
"God, I wish they'd just leave me alone. But then again, all of their fathers want to be the parent of the future Queen of Camelot."
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 7, 2014 19:03:51 GMT
Eliza nodded slowly, turning her gaze to the ground. "Well, whoever you choose, I'm sure they'll make a wonderful bride."
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Post by Copper on Dec 7, 2014 19:10:09 GMT
"I don't want to choose any of them! I barely know them!"
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 7, 2014 19:14:26 GMT
"Perhaps you'll be given a chance to get to know them, but...I understand." She let out a small laugh. "Well, one nice thing about living by myself is that if my parents were still around, I'd have been married off years ago..."
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Post by Copper on Dec 7, 2014 19:47:52 GMT
"True. I'd have been married by now if I hadn't put it off for so long... But I see what you mean. Marriage for you would have meant more money reaching your family."
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 7, 2014 20:34:55 GMT
"Yes, and the rest of my life would've been miserable..."
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Post by Copper on Dec 7, 2014 20:37:53 GMT
"Well, now you get to live on your own terms, right? That's good, at least."
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 7, 2014 21:54:24 GMT
"Yeah, it is. I only wish you could too..." she sighed.
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Post by Copper on Dec 7, 2014 22:00:01 GMT
He sighed. "It's my duty, unfortunately. I have to produce an heir."
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 8, 2014 1:45:41 GMT
"I know, but it's so unfair!" Eliza grumbled. "I'd actually like it if you could stay here forever."
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Post by Copper on Dec 8, 2014 2:07:58 GMT
"I have to do what I have to do for the good of Camelot," he sighed. "But sometimes I really do wish I was born to a different family."
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 8, 2014 2:14:12 GMT
"I know..." Placing a gentle hand on his arm, she sighed. "Let's not focus on this now. There's a clearing nearby on a hill that overlooks the lake. I think you'd like it."
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Post by Copper on Dec 8, 2014 2:16:12 GMT
"Well, let's go then!"
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 8, 2014 2:17:45 GMT
Eliza led the way in silence. After a couple minutes of walking, she spoke up. "Hey, Alain...?"
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Post by Copper on Dec 8, 2014 2:20:23 GMT
He glanced at her. "Yeah, Eliza?"
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 8, 2014 2:23:02 GMT
"When is your eighteenth birthday, exactly?" she asked quietly.
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Post by Copper on Dec 8, 2014 2:24:14 GMT
He sighed, glancing at her through sad green eyes. His voice trembled slightly as he spoke. "A week."
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 8, 2014 2:30:10 GMT
"Oh..." Eliza couldn't disguise the sadness in her voice then. She was usually good at masking her emotions, but her resolve fell apart now. She bit the inside of her lip, falling silent again. Oh...
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Post by Copper on Dec 8, 2014 2:40:39 GMT
Alain leaned forward and hugged her tightly. "I'm sorry."
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Post by Silaluk on Dec 8, 2014 2:43:31 GMT
"Alain, why are you apologizing? None of this is your fault..." she murmured, giving in and wrapping her arms around him.
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