[ DON'T LOSE HOPE JUST YET VANE. Frederick, wary though he might be of any and all strangers, still appreciates the kind gesture being offered to him by this man he's never met.
He squints at Vane, then considers his own appearance. Their hair colors are quite a bit different, as are their facial features. Shouldn't siblings look more like each other than they do?
HMMMM. ]
I suppose that could be one plan, but we look rather dissimilar. Unless you're implying that our mothers were not the same woman. [ Which could work. Except: ] Is the marriage of a single man to multiple women common in these lands? I should like to get our facts straight before we barge right in.
jesus christ, this is a disaster already
He squints at Vane, then considers his own appearance. Their hair colors are quite a bit different, as are their facial features. Shouldn't siblings look more like each other than they do?
HMMMM. ]
I suppose that could be one plan, but we look rather dissimilar. Unless you're implying that our mothers were not the same woman. [ Which could work. Except: ] Is the marriage of a single man to multiple women common in these lands? I should like to get our facts straight before we barge right in.
[ HE'S THINKING VERY HARD ABOUT THIS. ]