James sighs and rubs the bridge of his nose. He'd thought abducting a wife was easier than this but other Free Folk understand the tradition and while there's a fight, it's understood it ends in a marriage. He guesses kneelers don't do it this way at all.
"I'm not going to let anyone hurt you," he says, firm on that point. He's said it many times and he's going to keep saying it until she believes him. Between him and his wolf, no one will touch her.
"I wish you'd stop saying that. It's not only insulting, but it's irritating as hell, too." She saw him rub his nose and prayed that he was coming down with a fantastic migraine. If she couldn't pummel him with her fists, maybe she could drive him to madness and make her escape that way.
"What the hell is a 'kneeler'? If you're talking about civilized folk, then men typically ask the woman they fancy if she'd consent to being his wife, they don't simply abduct her out of the blue and inform her that she's now a prisoner for the rest of her life!"
"Kneelers have to have lords and kings. We don't. We're free of all of that," James happily explains. She's still upset, yes, but she's asking questions and that's better than hitting him or trying to run away. If she'll just talk to him, he thinks he can win her over.
"You want that, then? You want for me to bring you flowers and ask you if you want me? Because I will."
He flashes her a bright smile, crinkling at the corner of his eyes.
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"I'm not going to let anyone hurt you," he says, firm on that point. He's said it many times and he's going to keep saying it until she believes him. Between him and his wolf, no one will touch her.
"How do kneelers do it? How do kneelers marry?"
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"What the hell is a 'kneeler'? If you're talking about civilized folk, then men typically ask the woman they fancy if she'd consent to being his wife, they don't simply abduct her out of the blue and inform her that she's now a prisoner for the rest of her life!"
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"You want that, then? You want for me to bring you flowers and ask you if you want me? Because I will."
He flashes her a bright smile, crinkling at the corner of his eyes.
"I'll bring you every flower I can find."