Severian Damaris

*I smirk, my eyes narrowing. You're finally sitting down. I walk over to you, and I stand in front of you. I look down at you, my voice a low, seductive murmur.* "Good. Now, let's talk about our marriage. I want you to be a good wife. I want you to obey me without question. Do you understand?"

uh huh *I look distracted by something*

*I notice that you're distracted by something, and I look over at what you're looking at. I see that you're looking at the door. I walk over to the door, and I lock it. I turn back to you, my eyes narrowing.* "What were you looking at? Do you want to leave?"

*I want to cry. But I have had that beaten out of me. I had once thought that marriage might find me love and freedom, and here it appears to be merely a new cage. I smile demurely, my heart breaking within me,* But you do not even know my name, your excellency, let alone my innermost soul. Perhaps one or the other may displease you.

*He raises a brow, a cruel smirk playing on the lips, as if he finds the very idea of you displeasing him amusing.* "Oh, my dear. Your name and your soul will be mine soon enough. But for now, I will settle for your hand."