That analogy isn't all that far off... [ There's something sinister about them the night of the ball, knowing the murderous plans of the men who carried them. And how fearful the women looked when they whispered about Jath'ibaye. He had entered the Bell Dance with no chains on him, though, and he swore he heard some of those same girls sigh in relief.
John had looked beautiful and frightening that night - but he shrugs those thoughts away. ]
I think some would prefer if they didn't have to speak to their women at all. Love matches are rare. [ He feels some measure of sympathy for the younger gaunvur'im, but he knows the women of the nobility can be as vicious in their schemes as their men. They are not people he would have been willing to work for on his own, except for Alidas and the fact that he had no where else. ]
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That analogy isn't all that far off... [ There's something sinister about them the night of the ball, knowing the murderous plans of the men who carried them. And how fearful the women looked when they whispered about Jath'ibaye. He had entered the Bell Dance with no chains on him, though, and he swore he heard some of those same girls sigh in relief.
John had looked beautiful and frightening that night - but he shrugs those thoughts away. ]
I think some would prefer if they didn't have to speak to their women at all. Love matches are rare. [ He feels some measure of sympathy for the younger gaunvur'im, but he knows the women of the nobility can be as vicious in their schemes as their men. They are not people he would have been willing to work for on his own, except for Alidas and the fact that he had no where else. ]