[i]Honeymoon? Are we...married?[/i] If there was an emotion beyond shocked, Emiri was certainly feeling it. He admitted it so freely, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. So then, she was part of this dream? She half wondered if another version of her would pop up. They were married...she wondered if it was a big wedding. He seemed like the flashy type. As he led her to the cottage, she would plant her feet on the ground, pulling back. He was always stronger then she was, but at the very least, it would stop them for the moment. Her face contorted into one of more concern. She had to stay focused: she needed him to snap out of it. But as she saw his face, she was filled with regret.

"[b]Jaakuna...[/b]" She spoke his name, at this point it almost seemed foreign to her. Why? "[b]Don't you...Don't you remember what happened?[/b]" She asked him, trying to get him to remember. "[b]You destroyed the Dawn Shard...and then you...you...[/b]" It choked her up to remember his lifeless body, and she found herself on the verge of tears as she spoke. 

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Aloa was intrigued by Wesley's observation. The prince was very observant, and in a way, he was right in some things, in others he was not. "[b]Of course I can.[/b]" She responded to his question quite simply, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "[b]A crossroads...perhaps, were I younger, were I Hume, I might have agreed with you. But that is not how I work, you see.[/b]" She crossed her arms and turned to him, giving him her full attention. "[b]To you, I am an enemy. To you, I am a Rozarrian who wishes only to fulfill the orders of her Empress. Said orders are seen as questionable, evil even. However, if I asked any Rozarrian on the street, they would tell you this: their Empress is benevolent and seeks only to protect her people. She is seen as stern, yet fair. Her desire for power comes to defend her people from the evil that is Archadia.[/b]" 

She looked at both Savayna and Nadeline. The latter shifted in her seat, somewhat. "[b]It is all a manner of perspective. Will I someday have to oppose my princess? Yes. Will I be able to when the time comes? Of course. The life of a soldier is of that, duty bound and one filled with those types of choices. This is not the first time this has happened, where I had to choose between my duty and my heart. And I doubt it will be the last: we Viera far outlive you Humes. My experiences have made me into the person I am today. The only thing I can hope to do is to guide my princess along the path, so that someday, when that choice is presented to her, she will do what is right. And when that time comes, she will know what to do--as will you.[/b]"

Aloa then smiles, something rare. "[b]I know my role in life. Do you know yours?[/b]"