Haleth sees the hurt in his face, and is sorry to have pained him; for all that she is sure of the wisdom of her words, her own regret too is there in her eyes. There is a further flash of emotion when he says he is willing to wait--sweet, tempting, dangerous thought.
But her face suddenly hardens, and she looks away. "I will never marry." The words are rough, the determination in them adamantine. It is clear this is no sudden decision, but something long-standing. "Haldan will be my heir, for it is most unlikely I will bear children. But even if that were not so, I will not marry."
There is a moment of silence, in which she breathes a little harder than seems warranted, staring into the fire and not seeing it. Her return to herself is almost as abrupt as her sudden distraction; she closes her eyes, then shakes her head, glancing at Caranthir. "...my apologies. That harshness was not intended for you."
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Date: 2019-01-21 10:02 pm (UTC)But her face suddenly hardens, and she looks away. "I will never marry." The words are rough, the determination in them adamantine. It is clear this is no sudden decision, but something long-standing. "Haldan will be my heir, for it is most unlikely I will bear children. But even if that were not so, I will not marry."
There is a moment of silence, in which she breathes a little harder than seems warranted, staring into the fire and not seeing it. Her return to herself is almost as abrupt as her sudden distraction; she closes her eyes, then shakes her head, glancing at Caranthir. "...my apologies. That harshness was not intended for you."