She squeezes his arm again, smiling once more, "Do you really think so? I hope so. I want to make sure everything is the way it should be, after all."
In other words, she wanted to make sure they did everything right, so not a single person would treat Aleron like they had treated her mother after she had married Bethany's father. Above board, with letters and proper courting from - well, both of them.
Although as he explained his fears about his mother, and her mother then using him to get an inheritance, her lips pressed together into a frown, "Oh, well, that's not ... really very nice at all, is it? Well, perhaps we'll get lucky and your Uncle won't like mages."
She dimpled, dimples that deepened as he kissed the top of her head. A little teasing tilt, as she gently poked him in the shoulder, "Hah, you won't be rid of me that easily, Aleron Darton. You promised me a proper courtship with a wedding, flowers, and babies. You're not backing out now."
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In other words, she wanted to make sure they did everything right, so not a single person would treat Aleron like they had treated her mother after she had married Bethany's father. Above board, with letters and proper courting from - well, both of them.
Although as he explained his fears about his mother, and her mother then using him to get an inheritance, her lips pressed together into a frown, "Oh, well, that's not ... really very nice at all, is it? Well, perhaps we'll get lucky and your Uncle won't like mages."
She dimpled, dimples that deepened as he kissed the top of her head. A little teasing tilt, as she gently poked him in the shoulder, "Hah, you won't be rid of me that easily, Aleron Darton. You promised me a proper courtship with a wedding, flowers, and babies. You're not backing out now."