"If I must be honest....you aren't the first to have purposed to me Great Pharaoh and I cannot help in thinking about it. You may laugh if you find it amusing but, that is something I have once desired...." A light rose hue dusted the knight's cheeks as she looked away. "It....has certain appeals that leave me wondering even now and I wonder... If I had accepted your proposal would you be truly accepting of a woman that cannot always be at your side always."
HOH? HE HAD NOT expected Katalina to approach him in this manner. After all, he had teased her with intent to gauge a reaction, although it was one he had not at all expected. Knights were always such solemn types -- so polite as they awkwardly attempted to shift a situation elsewhere if it was one that embarrassed them. How could he not be amused in such a case? Even if his words were spoken in jest, he had been partially serious about his proposal. Eyes swept along that pink hue upon Katalina’s cheeks with no small ounce of pleasure before his gaze met hers and lips curled into a slight smirk. Ah, this woman was endlessly fascinating. It was no wonder that she caught his attention the moment he saw her.
❝I am a man of my word. When I said that you would be treated well, I had meant it. As for the rest of your words, since you are a knight, it is a given that your duty would be towards your charge, and in that case, such an individual is Lyria. She needs your protection and guidance in this vast and dangerous world, most especially with that power of hers. Thus, naturally she will always come first before all else. That I can accept, for I have respect for one who upholds their duty as you do. When all is said and done with, though, you must let Lyria find her own way…as you must search for yours.❞