"But, well, this was a sacrifice she was absolutely willing to make if that’s what it meant to become a mother with Maxim and the Matrona in Mereo." - absolute unit of a sentence, made me laugh

"you might inform aquene when you — conceive," he added, rather uncomfortably," — heheh

Brb sobbing

this is so beautiful & loving <33

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH <33333333333

"it would be nice to have little ones to pass along history and training to, to have a wife he could dote on unabashedly." what a sweetie

"marriage and children were a sensitive subject, no? especially faced with a newly wed and one woman who complained of being alone." +1 kudos because I snorted out loud. :)

i love her sm

"He was angry but he didn't want her to die or anything." i just love the like...nonchalant casual concern of this sentence

"Oh shit, I can see the bone," and face planted at the pair’s feet. -- oh my god

"was that his junk dangling precariously close to her thigh?" omfg i'm dead

the gif brings this whole post together

"She wondered if Kallik even remembered consenting to this… just seconds before she came crashing through the door with major Kool-Aid Man energy." OMG I'm crying Aquene might kill her

“This is a choice I wanted to make for myself, but once again, a man has made it for me and I despise it, Imperator.” POWER TO THE LADY ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. \o/

Stunning writing.

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT JORUNN. She's amazing!!

Rosalyn, from the background - "WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY FOREVER?" Seriously though, these two have been killin me in these threads <3