'Perhaps this is fate,' she thought. 'Why else would I have mysteriously ended up in Silvanis, and gotten entangled in a romance the moment I arrived?'
When Aeron saw Nerida remain silent, the arm he had around her tightened. "Are you trying to back out of your responsibility again?"
She gently patted his hand.
"No."
Hearing this, Aeron looked right up at her. "Does that mean you're willing to be my wife?" His voice was tinged with urgency as he spoke.
Nerida nodded lightly.
"I've made up my mind. Let's be together. Everything I said before... just pretend it was nonsense. I won't tell you to find someone else anymore."
She really couldn't do it.
She couldn't even imagine the man before her lying beside another woman.
Aeron hugged her, happily nuzzling his face against hers.
He asked, "You're not lying to me?"
Nerida shook her head slightly. "Why would I lie to you about this?"
