(I12DT) At least it's just my pride

by **Zeryn** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:35 am

Zeryn gazed up at the moon. The water was only knee-deep, but he sat in it, reclining back so that it washed over his body. It was, he'd learned, a rather peaceful way to pass a solitary evening.

by **Mariuset** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:38 am

"Greetings." she said, walking up behind him.

by **Zeryn** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:43 am

"The moon isn't full," he observed idly.

by **Mariuset** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:47 am

"I hoped I might find you here in any case."

by **Zeryn** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:54 am

"I learned to appreciate this place at night," he said with a shrug. "What can I do for you."

by **Mariuset** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:59 am

"I'm sorry if I offended you. I was merely making a jest."

by **Zeryn** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:00 am

"Do you know how many duels I've fought over fools who've made those jokes about my sister?"

by **Mariuset** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:10 pm

"No, I did not."

by **Zeryn** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:13 pm

"Seven. Several more decided that dishonor was a preferable option to hoping for mercy from me."

by **Mariuset** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:17 pm

"I'm sorry." Mariuset replied "I didn't know that your sister....that she'd been said to indulge in such things."

by **Zeryn** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:47 pm

"It's of no matter," he said coolly.

by **Mariuset** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:53 pm

"Perhaps not,but my jest upset you, and I am sorry for that."

by **Zeryn** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:53 pm

"I no longer have any idea what you wish of me, Mariuset," he said. "And I begin to feel that I should not care."

by **Mariuset** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:00 am

"Nothing has changed in what I feel for you." she replied "It is I who do not know what to do."

by **Zeryn** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:11 am

He looked back at her for the first time, cocking his eyebrow. "In what way?"

by **Mariuset** » Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:30 am

"I still do not know what you want me to be to you, how I should behave towards you. Who's rules are we using to govern our....I don't even know what to call it."

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:24 am

"It is a complicated situation," he agreed. "But it is as you wish. I'll not force this situation upon you."

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:28 am

"You are forcing nothing upon me." she replied "Our...arrangement is desirable to me, for a variety of reasons."

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:35 am

"I'm sure that quite a few Lemurian girls have a desire to subjugate an Atlantean man, yes."

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:38 am

"I have no desire to subjugate you." she replied "I want to be by your side."

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:44 am

"As I recall, when I gave you that chance, you had more pressing men to favor with your time," he said with an indifferent shrug.

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:47 am

"I did not want to be discourteous to Trev, that did not mean that I did not value your invitation."

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:53 am

"And the next time, you were laying slander upon my people at best, my family at worst."

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:55 am

"Slander? What do you mean?"

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:01 am

"The nonsense about dolphins," he said, shooting a cool gaze at her.

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:38 pm

"What of it?" Mariuset replied "I would never imply that you or your siblings would do such, but it does happen, does it not?"

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:50 pm

"Of course it doesn't happen! No more than it does with Lemurians!" he snapped.

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:00 pm

"Then why does everyone in Lemuria know that some Atlanteans, upon occassion have been known to...do certain things with dolphins?" Mariuset replied "Surely it must happen, at least occasionally."

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:05 pm

"For the same reason that Atlanteans know that Lemurian women debase themselves with as many weak-willed men as they can lay eyes upon, brothers and fathers alike."

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:52 pm

"That is completely disgusting!" Mariuset replied "No one would ever do such a thing. That is....repulsive. How could you think such things of us?" she took a breath "And Lemurian men are NOT weak willed."

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:13 pm

"Of course you'd never do such a thing, that's why I've not spread bigoted nonsense such as that to the surfacers who might believe it," he shot back.

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:30 pm

"Its nonsense about the dolphins? Truly?"

by **Zeryn** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:38 pm

"Of course it is!"

by **Mariuset** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:19 pm

"....oh...." she said, quietly "I am sorry, for everything."

by **Zeryn** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:58 am

His eyes fixed upon the moon again. "Very well," he said.

by **Mariuset** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:02 am

"Thank you." she said, quietly.

by **Zeryn** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:29 am

"It's of no matter," he said.

"Truthfully, how to handle these matters is a puzzle to me as well. You are an enigma, my lady."

by **Amanda Weinrich** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:03 am

"Surely I am not overly complex."

by **Zeryn** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:23 am

"You profess that our betrothal is agreeable to you, yet you have much more favor for your would-be murderers than my family who rescued you and sees to your safety, and prefer cavorting with surfacers to my presence. Your life is yours to decide, but I've no idea what you wish."

by **Mariuset** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:50 am

"You made it quite clear to me that I was to make my own way here, I have merely done my best to do that. As for the first part, I love my family, who tried to save me, at great risk, even as your family did. I value your generosity, and your family's generosity, but that does not mean that I now loathe my own."

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