That was... a little surprising to hear. Clive pauses, his stature both startled and softening at the same time. ]
Joshua...
[ His days as a dukeling had long since passed, feeling as if it was from another lifetime ago. Clive was an Archduke in ruins alone, a city crushed under the fans of war. It was difficult to imagine himself as anything close to royalty.
Yet he was proud of where he came from. He was proud to be a First Shield and the memories of his life in Rosaria, albeit treacherous at times, clung tightly to his chest. ... He also knew his father would have most certainly been proud of the woman he chose to spend the rest of his days with.
So perhaps this was a request he could accept, after all. ]
Hard for me to protest when you ask so little of me. [ He shifts under his weight slightly, fending off any lingering feelings of unworthiness, before sighing. ]
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That was... a little surprising to hear. Clive pauses, his stature both startled and softening at the same time. ]
Joshua...
[ His days as a dukeling had long since passed, feeling as if it was from another lifetime ago. Clive was an Archduke in ruins alone, a city crushed under the fans of war. It was difficult to imagine himself as anything close to royalty.
Yet he was proud of where he came from. He was proud to be a First Shield and the memories of his life in Rosaria, albeit treacherous at times, clung tightly to his chest. ... He also knew his father would have most certainly been proud of the woman he chose to spend the rest of his days with.
So perhaps this was a request he could accept, after all. ]
Hard for me to protest when you ask so little of me. [ He shifts under his weight slightly, fending off any lingering feelings of unworthiness, before sighing. ]
I will honor your request.