[ Hearing that she trusts him is a bit of a relief. Even if it's a white lie, it helps me sit a bit easier. He doesn't want a marriage full of bitterness and recriminations. That would make his life much harder and make him a deeply unhappy man. He offers her a smile, about to comment on something else when she asks a question about the bedding ceremony. At first, he laughs. ]
It is tradition.
[ And then he notes that she doesn't seem that thrilled by it. ]
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It is tradition.
[ And then he notes that she doesn't seem that thrilled by it. ]
But if you'd rather not...