Still bent over her hand, Benedict lifts his eyes to meet hers, the golden irises nearly swallowed up by his pupils to compensate for the low light, but still glimmering regardless.
"Ninon," he chides lowly, feeling somewhat amused despite himself. It is just like her to push his boundaries as she does, and even though he should find it irritating, he has been worn down through long exposure to Gwen and her similar penchant to make him uncomfortable for comedy's sake. It is almost comfortable, now.
"Your becoming Spirearch would mean nothing to me." Both because he honestly does not care if she becomes the ruler of the Spire, and also, because he is warriorborn. Even if she did become Spirearch, that wouldn't change the fact that he is what he is, and she is what she is, and this is all they could ever have together.
If she became Spirearch, though, she would have to remarry and have children, or the line would cease, and there would be a civil war amongst the Houses to determine who would rule next. It would be absolute pandemonium, and there would be no place for him at her side as anything more than a gauntlet and a sword to protect her and her children.
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Date: 2018-12-09 10:55 pm (UTC)"Ninon," he chides lowly, feeling somewhat amused despite himself. It is just like her to push his boundaries as she does, and even though he should find it irritating, he has been worn down through long exposure to Gwen and her similar penchant to make him uncomfortable for comedy's sake. It is almost comfortable, now.
"Your becoming Spirearch would mean nothing to me." Both because he honestly does not care if she becomes the ruler of the Spire, and also, because he is warriorborn. Even if she did become Spirearch, that wouldn't change the fact that he is what he is, and she is what she is, and this is all they could ever have together.
If she became Spirearch, though, she would have to remarry and have children, or the line would cease, and there would be a civil war amongst the Houses to determine who would rule next. It would be absolute pandemonium, and there would be no place for him at her side as anything more than a gauntlet and a sword to protect her and her children.