Wheeling Gull Isle The Arch

He nodded to confirm and then she went on, confirming her rank above him, her rank above Ruo too and the knowledge of it made his jaw tighten. It was true, if she said no, if Hua, said no, he would have to do the same to Ruo as well. Well, he doubted he could...  That debate would have to be left to the females to figure out amongst themselves and then allow Aiolos to know what to do. At least, that was traditional how things went but Aiolos was beginning to wonder if these females were even on the same page with one another. 

She went onto explain how this was a new land, new traditions of their own. He knew he would need to conform, need to pull himself out of his past and yet, it was his past which had built him to the man he was now. 

That I'm certain... He speaks on behalf of Ruo and then turns his eyes out to the archway out in the shallows, the tide having gone down some. Speaking of marriage and, they were just near the place where it was done, unknowingly to him. If she is unallowed to breed without first having a mate, then surely me being near shouldnt be a problem. With his words, it as though saying if Ruo knew the rules and still broke them, then it wasnt like she had been forced upon. 

Speaking of ranks... He shifts awkwardly on the sands. Hua, she made me Shǐzhě.