[If a disgraced warrior silent about her disgrace and an exiled prince silent about his exile are even capable of raising themselves from the pits of disrepute, perhaps they may see it done.
She has no reason to doubt that the crest he draws and offers her is his own, particularly since he shows her the ring along with it. Any young general or prince she expects would have their own kao seal, their own battle standard derived from their father or clan... so she accepts it for his. The parchment she accepts respectfully with both hands, bowing slightly over it and bringing it almost to her forehead in a gesture of accepting something from ones superior before she begins to fold it and place it back in her pouch.
It isn't until he speaks and asks that she even realizes what she said- or realizes that it might be something worth questioning at all.]
...
[It felt like a loaded question, somehow, despite how matter of fact it should have been in her own world. The way he looks at her-]
I would have it known that my loyalty to you is just as strong as if you had purchased it.
[Me.]
As equal to or stronger than two-legged loyalty you may have received by virtue of clan promise or milk mother.
[That was the reassurance he required, was it not?]
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She has no reason to doubt that the crest he draws and offers her is his own, particularly since he shows her the ring along with it. Any young general or prince she expects would have their own kao seal, their own battle standard derived from their father or clan... so she accepts it for his. The parchment she accepts respectfully with both hands, bowing slightly over it and bringing it almost to her forehead in a gesture of accepting something from ones superior before she begins to fold it and place it back in her pouch.
It isn't until he speaks and asks that she even realizes what she said- or realizes that it might be something worth questioning at all.]
...
[It felt like a loaded question, somehow, despite how matter of fact it should have been in her own world. The way he looks at her-]
I would have it known that my loyalty to you is just as strong as if you had purchased it.
[Me.]
As equal to or stronger than two-legged loyalty you may have received by virtue of clan promise or milk mother.
[That was the reassurance he required, was it not?]