Gilded Bay A Maze or Labarynth

The quiet tension in the air was inescapable, and even though there were mere moments between his question and her response, Phox felt like it lasted an eternity. Sure he was being dramatic and romantic and all of the things, but wasn't he allowed to? Hadn't he earned it? Hadn't he done everything in his power to make all of his partners happy? Heph would be no different in that regard, he knew.

When her question came, Phox realized he hadn't even been thinking that far ahead. Then again, from what he understood, the time to acquire a bride price could take just as long as the time it took to decide whether or not you even wanted to pursue that course of action. Maybe this whole "taking things slow" was the way to be.

If that's what you want, he decided, I think I'd like that.