[Marianne pauses a bit, mulling over her options. Well, maybe it wouldn't be so bad to tell him about this--she trusts him, and he does keep asking. Maybe he'll understand the gravity of the situation if she actually admits it. Her father might be a little angry, if this ever comes up, but...
Well, that, and her father wants to marry into powerful nobility. Politically speaking, pursuing something with Hubert might not be a bad thing; it wouldn't be much of a step up, but considering how close Hubert is to Edelgard, maybe she could spin it in a way that ensures he'll approve. But she loves him too much to make that kind of talk...
He steps closer and Marianne jumps a bit, but she settles easily. Hubert is still intimidating, but there's something about the way he's talking to her that's...not terrible, at any rate.
Marianne's voice is hushed when she speaks up.]
I'm worried that you would get hurt, because of me. It's...something my father told me to never speak of. He...
[Perhaps it's a mistake, but she does trust him.]
...He paid the church to never look into my crest. Because all it's done is bring my family misfortune.
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Well, that, and her father wants to marry into powerful nobility. Politically speaking, pursuing something with Hubert might not be a bad thing; it wouldn't be much of a step up, but considering how close Hubert is to Edelgard, maybe she could spin it in a way that ensures he'll approve. But she loves him too much to make that kind of talk...
He steps closer and Marianne jumps a bit, but she settles easily. Hubert is still intimidating, but there's something about the way he's talking to her that's...not terrible, at any rate.
Marianne's voice is hushed when she speaks up.]
I'm worried that you would get hurt, because of me. It's...something my father told me to never speak of. He...
[Perhaps it's a mistake, but she does trust him.]
...He paid the church to never look into my crest. Because all it's done is bring my family misfortune.