[Succinct and to the point. She listens quietly though to the rest of his words, following the quick glance a moment and giving the library a look over. By now most of the attendants themselves have filtered off, she thinks. Or at the very least she can't quite hear any dry footsteps whisking along the rough floors of the library as they were earlier. The mousy little attendant probably booked it out of the room when she could.
His words though make her head tilt a little.]
No, happy endings don't happen in real life.
[She shakes her head gently, eyes still directed off around the library itself. Her words come in the tone of someone who holds no illusions otherwise. She might not have been through wars like he has but she's experienced enough lows in her life, from missed dreams to broken engagements (which she had fooled herself into thinking meant a happy ending at one point), that she can't quite hold up the ideal of a happy ending being a real thing anymore. She hasn't since she was a teenager anyhow.]
Particularly not in situations like these where someone is trying to make a decision for you.
[Sure that's what an Emperor or a King was supposed to do. Make decisions for their populace and lead them. However the populace should probably get a say in it too, at least somewhat.]
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[Succinct and to the point. She listens quietly though to the rest of his words, following the quick glance a moment and giving the library a look over. By now most of the attendants themselves have filtered off, she thinks. Or at the very least she can't quite hear any dry footsteps whisking along the rough floors of the library as they were earlier. The mousy little attendant probably booked it out of the room when she could.
His words though make her head tilt a little.]
No, happy endings don't happen in real life.
[She shakes her head gently, eyes still directed off around the library itself. Her words come in the tone of someone who holds no illusions otherwise. She might not have been through wars like he has but she's experienced enough lows in her life, from missed dreams to broken engagements (which she had fooled herself into thinking meant a happy ending at one point), that she can't quite hold up the ideal of a happy ending being a real thing anymore. She hasn't since she was a teenager anyhow.]
Particularly not in situations like these where someone is trying to make a decision for you.
[Sure that's what an Emperor or a King was supposed to do. Make decisions for their populace and lead them. However the populace should probably get a say in it too, at least somewhat.]