[center][h3][i][sup][sub]The First Dilemma of Lady Alyssana Grey[/sub][/sup][/i][/h3][h1][i][sup][sup][sup][sup]Part III[/sup][/sup][/sup][/sup][/i][/h1][/center]
	𝓦alter sighed with relief, “If you think that will help...” He was not about to knock his brother out, but the offer was still standing as some sort of show. He hated to lie like that, but he so desperately wanted neither of the two to be so... And, he knew so much about his brother's truest intentions. There were things he'd rather not hear his brother say. Then again, if Lady Alyssana wanted to go through with it.

	Secretly, he held his breath for several moments.

	“Understand?” Finnegan stared at Lady Alyssana with whimsical eyes that slowly wandered as he tried to catch his words to match her gentle tone, “I... I am desperately in love with you.”  He paused with teeth brushing over his tongue as he tried to quiet himself to better express what he was saying, except a sleepiness fell over him. He would not allow it, though. He wanted to keep this conversation going, now that he [i]finally[/i] had her attention, “D-desperately. D-did I say [i]desperately?[/i] No, I meant madly. Or s-something.”