"Talk to her," says Lady Ethlyn, smiling. Finn has never been much of a talker, however. He prefers listening.
The princess is certainly opinionated, but she is far from ignorant. She talks about social classes and what it means to have holy blood, combat and Agustria's future.
One day, she turns to him. "You've sat here and listened for so long," she says, and laughs. "Do you have anything to say?"
So he starts to share his thoughts.
Later, he gathers up the courage to ask if he may kiss her. Her response is to kiss him herself.
Still, regardless of how he feels about her, he sees her with that man. Beowulf, was it? Finn has no desire to be entangled in a love triangle, so he keeps his distance.
She seems wounded by his icy politeness.
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It is not until his liege is gone that she comes to him again.
Her daughter, only a few days old, sleeps, her body pressed close to her mother.
She raises an eyebrow in greeting. "Do you have anything to say?"
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