Sir and Lady Hwratar
Alexis knew he had, had to marry eventually. His father had been telling him for years. But just because he was married didn’t mean he had to stop his fun did it? Perhaps being on an island with not many women would prove to be somewhat of a problem though, but he thought it better that they come with Eallair than stay behind as the city fell. And he had just married Morven who really was a dear sweet girl and he was sure she would make a lovely wife. He did feel a little the need to protect her from the horrors that lay in the future of their city so he had joined the exiles. Luckily Morven had not been with child yet (although he really was not sure why since he had definitely been enjoying her charms almost nightly) so they had been able to make the journey without much risk.
Morven knew the sort of man she had married and she did not really mind. She was quite fond of him really, he was so silly and charming. She knew that while he payed attention to her now he would probably soon tire and go after other women, although the choices might be quite limited now that they were on an island. She was happy for him to pre-occupy himself with other ladies for she wanted nothing more than to be left alone with her books. Her father had gone against tradition and taught his beloved only daughter to read and write. She did not know what had become of him as he had been travelling to far off lands at the time of the invasion. She did not know whether she would ever see him again.
And Alexis was not a bad man, he never hurt her and he let her have all the books she desired. And she had to admit that she did not find the duties of a wife so dreadful. Really not so dreadful at all.
Now as her eyes sought the small speck on the horizon that was Mhalwae he noticed her furrowed brow and joked with her till her worries melted away.
Thay seem like the most interesting couple so far. They might just become my favorite…
I have enjoyed catching up on the stories of your families! You have done a great job setting up all the characters. I am looking forward to reading more! I have added this blog to my RRS Reader so I will get all your updates.
Oooh, she’s named “Morven”! I love that name for some reason, I don’t know why. I don’t even remember where or when I stumbled upon it. She’s an educated girl? Wow, that’s certainly an achievement! I can’t wait to see their dynamic come into play, especially with Alexis being silly/charming. You’re doing a wonderful job, Verity!
Hi guys,
Carrie… it’s great to have you reading =) I’m glad your enjoying the families so far.
I love that name too Mao! I think it is my favourite. It just sounds so cool. I really like Madlenka too.
Why didn’t I think of adding this blog to my RSS reader? I’m showing up a month late here! Have some catching up to do.
I like these two. Either one could have found the other insufferable, but they seem to have accepted the flaws of the other (or even found them to be advantages) and genuinely seem to like each other. Kind of a non-traditional marriage, but it might work with these two!
Hehe… yeah I guess there is a bit of catching up to do Lothere =). I am trying to post approximately every three days so that the story doesn’t get left for too long. I am writing a bit in advance cause I am quite busy with my PhD so I just write when I can and then post every few days.
I really like Alexis and Morven too… they are a nice couple. I quite like that they can be happy and content with one another without having to be madly in love. I guess those sort of marriages were pretty essential back then in the days of betrothals and such when love didn’t play such a big part.
Perfect. A loveless marriage isn’t so hard, and even if there’s a cheater in it, if they both accept the fact they can have a fairly amiable relationship.
PhD? Your thesis? I wish you luck with that.
I’m sure you’ll do a great job.
Thanks Aithne… I hope I will do a good job but I’m not very far in and I still feel like there is a huuuuuge amount of stuff to learn. Speaking of which I should stop commenting and go and learn some of it =).