[ If Zelda didn't know better, she would think she was having this conversation with someone else entirely. She's not known Somnus to capitulate when he doesn't agree with her, and she strongly doubts she has changed his mind on this matter-- and yet here he is, sincerely wishing her well.
It is still surprising to Zelda how much he has changed.
Which is partially what motivates her to pen her next question. Given that the future she faces is not entirely dissimilar from the one he has endured for millennia, it makes her wonder, ] Did you?
[ Did he suffer for love, all those centuries ago, or did he know only its joys? Do his warnings come from experience, as one who has loved and lost? Zelda knows he was once wed and fathered children, but she also knows that not all marriages are made from love-- especially for royalty. ]
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It is still surprising to Zelda how much he has changed.
Which is partially what motivates her to pen her next question. Given that the future she faces is not entirely dissimilar from the one he has endured for millennia, it makes her wonder, ] Did you?
[ Did he suffer for love, all those centuries ago, or did he know only its joys? Do his warnings come from experience, as one who has loved and lost? Zelda knows he was once wed and fathered children, but she also knows that not all marriages are made from love-- especially for royalty. ]