i have asked meleys to marry us.his sister was not elderly, but she held an age higher than either cen or iglux̂; he hoped this would appease her spirits. there was no one else after all things to which he might have entrusted the task, even if he had chosen outside the saatsine.
he wished to speak of the celebration and the guests that might be invited, but cen held fast at this point. he wished to see her eyes change, to know her mind; he waited with his own single stare unveiled for the ticking seconds.
