━ ♞ @dalxmishil 、 continued from 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 .
“yes, and I can’t blame them. I’ve been hearing that I need to get married soon or it will be too late.” she was eating some sweets, and she didn’t seem affected by the words of the elders. mishil understood her position and knew that she had long passed from the right age to marry, but as long as she was at the mercy of her father, her only option was to wait until he was willing to get her a husband since she didn’t seem very interested in giving chances to noblemen. romance was no longer a priority and she preferred to leave the dreams of a true love for her younger sister. “don’t you agree with them? maybe my sister is luckier than I am. ”
ruihan is nothing if not acquiescent; she listens well as she's been told to do. a second nature whim that’s hard to shake and one that’s come tested as she’s submerged in crowds she’s unfamiliar in; wrapped around the fingers of a culture she must learn from the bottom up. a traitorous mountain she’ll never quite understand but looks upon in awe. much like her old home, the customs are the same ; women a kind that spared a blind eye and mere prizes to a champion they’re soon to hold dear. it’s never love, ruihan learns, but duty that aligns these paths. much of what the other says are tales ruihan has heard before but the tone they hold is one she finds burns her ears and it causes her tongue to grow faint and quiet.
as if words hadn’t come apart at the seams ; she feels corned, pressed for conversation but ruihan isn’t one to disagree in order to maintain pleasantries so she pushes the smile across her lips, shaking her head softly. “of course not, my lady.” then a pause, a slight furrow dresses kohl brows in confusion that finally ripples to the surface.
“why would you decree your fate is less lucky than that of your sister?” fingers play with the hem of her sleeve ; eyes finally raise, a million unexplained wonderings star in her eyes and yet lead in heavenly truths that ruihan believes with utmost optimism. “the year has yet to end, your luck may soon change.”