As Jaakuna sat and took in all that Nadeline had to say to him, he just couldn’t speak during any of it. It wasn’t cause that he didn’t have a chance to. There were plenty of moment he could, but he was just so speechless about what he heard that he couldn’t find the words to sound coherent or even have them make sense. He just couldn’t believe how similar he was to Emiri. Granted, there were some things that were obviously different, but the gist of it was the same. Emiri had an arranged marriage, and Jaakuna did as well. It wasn’t Emiri’s choice just as it wasn’t for Jaakuna when he married Savayna. However, the big difference that Jaakuna saw was that Emiri despised this Grant guy. Jaakuna, however, came to love Savayna with all his heart..and then well, the murder of his father happened and he closed out his heart.

Taking all of that in, Jaakuna took a deep breath in. He knew that being sarcastic here was not a wise move and he didn’t feel like going that route. He knew how to act in serious situations. [b]“I see. Thank you for telling me this, Nadeline.”[/b] Jaakuna said leaning forward. [b]“I guess Emiri and I aren’t too different after all. You see, “[/b]Jaakuna said breathing in and out, [b]“I too , like Emiri,was arranged in marriage. I do see that much similarities between the two of us, Emiri and myself, but you see the woman I married I grew to love, but when--”[/b] Jaakuna said as he looked down, fiddling his thumbs together, [b]“--something horrible happened that I did, I lost myself. I don’t know what it was that exactly got lost, but my emotions took a vacation and, well that’s what led up to me deciding on becoming a sky pirate, in a way.” [/b]He spoke, sort of revealing why he became a sky pirate.

Jaakuna then heard Nadeline ask if he and Emiri were serious. That was the question that was going to be asked eventually, but damn! Jaakuna didn’t know how to answer it. He looked back up at Nadeline with unsure eyes. [b]“It’s still very new at this point. There’s so many things her and I need to…explore, and I just don’t know, but to answer your question, Nadeline..”[/b] Jaakuna said, [b]“I like to think that what she and I have — whatever you want to call it — is something serious or at least worth continuing. “ [/b]He said, finally admitting to himself that there is something serious there between the two of them. [b]“But thank you, I’m glad you told me. I’m sure Emiri didn’t want me to know, but I am glad you told me. “[/b] Jaakuna said. In his eyes there was a definite genuine sincerity that Nadeline could see.