The PRiNCESS Portrayal

[Kreios]

kreios don't you tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash I pasue for a moment, my expression pensive. I seem to be thinking, to be attempting to come up with a solution to the puzzle that Teali proposes. I wait just long enough to keep the conversation on edge, but not long enough to drag it into annoyance for Teali. “A princess?” I finally ask, seemingly musing aloud. “I’m not sure I can do that, but what about companion to the King? I think I could get you that sort of life, and whatever else comes along with it.” I do not address her mentions of love, but not for the reasons that one might expect. Love is all well and good – I had been raised by parents that loved each other passionately. But they each had other loves – my mother: her kingdom and my father: his queen, and both of them were besotted with the thrill of battle. Love had been enough to keep them happy for a little while, but it was not what I wanted. I’d rather the quiet company of a herd than a fantastic romance. I’ve loved, though never with deep passion, and have found it not to my taste. “Would that be enough to make you happy?” I ask, and despite the friendly smile on my face, there is something in it that reflects my own longing for such a simplistic sense of happiness.